2019-05-16Zeitschriftenartikel
Elevated neopterin levels in wild, healthy chimpanzees indicate constant investment in unspecific immune system
Behringer, Verena; Stevens, Jeroen M. G.; Wittig, Roman M.; Crockford, Catherine; Zuberbühler, Klaus; Leendertz, Fabian H.; Deschner, Tobias
Background
Ecological immunology proposes that the optimal immune defence, and the costs coming with it, vary across environments. In environments with higher pathogen load, the immune system should experience greater ...
