Characterization of trade-offs between immunity and reproduction in the coral species <i>Astrangia poculata</i>.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living organisms face ubiquitous pathogenic threats and have consequently evolved immune systems to protect against potential invaders. However, many components of the immune system are physiologically costly to maintain and engage, often drawing resources away from other organismal processes such as growth and reproduction. Evidence from a diversity of systems has demonstrated that organisms use complex resource allocation mechanisms to manage competing needs and optimize fitness. However, understanding of resource allocation patterns is limited across taxa. Cnidarians, which include ecologically important organisms like hard corals, have been historically understudied in the context of resource allocations. Improving understanding of resource allocation-associated trad

SUBMITTER: Villafranca N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10702360 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature