Abstract:Males and females evolved distinct life-history strategies, reflected in diverse life-12 history traits, summarized as sexual dimorphism. Life-history traits are highly interlinked. 13 The sex that allocates more resources towards offspring is expected to increase its life 14 span, and this might require an efficient immune system. However, the other sex might 15 allocate its resources towards ornamentation, and this might have immunosuppressive 16 effects. Activity of immune response may not be specific to… Show more
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