The role of parasites and pathogens in the evolution of life history traits is of increasing interest to both ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Immunology, which was once studied almost exclusively by immunologists, has become an important are...Lasīt vairāk
Presents evidence that infection is seasonal, and that this phenomenon is mirrored in cycles of immune function. This volume presents evidence that infection is cyclical with the seasons, and that this phenomenon is mirrored in cycles of immu...Lasīt vairāk
Randy J. Nelson, Gregory E. Demas, Sabra L. Klein, Lance J. Kriegsfeld, Frank Bronson
(Izdošanas datums: 25-Mar-2002, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9780521590686)
Photoperiodic regulation of reproduction is now an accepted fact. This team of authors from the fields of psychology and biology argue that a similar process can be found in relation to immune function response to seasonal stresses that may compromis...Lasīt vairāk