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SUBMITTER: Valdebenito JO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7809460 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Valdebenito José O JO Halimubieke Naerhulan N Lendvai Ádám Z ÁZ Figuerola Jordi J Eichhorn Götz G Székely Tamás T
Scientific reports 20210114 1
Whilst the immune system often varies seasonally and exhibits differences between males and females, the general patterns in seasonality and sex differences across taxa have remained controversial. Birds are excellent model organisms to assess these patterns, because the immune system of many species is well characterised. We conducted a meta-analysis using 41 wild bird species from 24 avian families to investigate sex differences and seasonal (breeding/non-breeding) variations in immune status, ...[more]