Energetic trade-offs between immunity an
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Raoul K. Boughton; Eli S. Bridge; Stephan J. Schoech
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Article
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2007
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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## Abstract We investigated a postulated tradeβoff between reproduction and immune function by comparing the energetic costs of an immune response with phytohemagglutinin challenge (or injection) in castrated (low testosterone [T]) and intact (high T) Japanese Quail (__Coturnix coturnix__). Intact