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Elevated reproductive effort increases blood parasitaemia and decreases immune function in birds: a meta-regression approach |
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| Authors: | Sarah C. L. Knowles Shinichi Nakagawa Ben C. Sheldon |
| Affiliation: | Edward Grey Institute, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK;and;Department of Zoology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Keywords: | avian malaria brood size manipulation cost of reproduction haematozoa immunocompetence meta-analysis PHA |