immunology, immunocompetence is the ability of the body to produce a normal immune response following exposure to an antigen. Immunocompetence is the opposite...

that in many animal species, secondary sexual traits reflect male immunocompetence, the ability of an individual’s immune system to resist and control...

their predator that they will be difficult to capture. The theory of immunocompetence handicaps suggests that androgen-mediated traits accurately signal...

testosterone on the expression of sexual traits and the suppression of immunocompetence was weak. It was found, however, that increased testosterone influenced...

vividness of the gape was positively correlated with T-cell–mediated immunocompetence, and that larger brood size and injection with an antigen led to a...

which might be why colonies are usually monandrous. Surprisingly, the immunocompetence, as measured by the ability to encapsulate a novel antigen, does not...

immune function and pheromone production trade-offs: A test of the immunocompetence handicap principle. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 270...

and land clearing/cultivation. The other one is decreased levels of immunocompetence in the Metal Age due to changes in diet caused by agriculture. The...

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of sexual reproduction. However, there may be a trade-off between immunocompetence and breeding male vertebrate hosts' secondary sex characteristics,...

Scheduling and dosing of a vaccination may be tailored to the level of immunocompetence of an individual and to optimize population-wide deployment of a vaccine...

vividness of the gape was positively correlated with T-cell–mediated immunocompetence, and that larger brood size and injection with an antigen led to a...

or nest linings. Floral diet diversity has been seen to increase immunocompetence levels in honeybees (Apis mellifera) where diets that consisted of...

of house sparrows (Passer domesticus): an experimental test of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis and a new model". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology...

infrastructure and hygiene behavior is thought to result from differing immunocompetence, nutritional status, and genetic factors. Because individuals are predisposed...

variation in nestling mass. In the breeding female tree swallow, humoral immunocompetence (HIC) is inversely correlated with laying date. This means that, on...

(ACIP): use of vaccines and immune globulins for persons with altered immunocompetence". MMWR Recomm Rep. 42 (RR-4): 1–18. PMID 8474421. Archived from the...

08.056. ISSN 2352-3964. PMC 6197676. PMID 30201444. "ACIP Altered Immunocompetence Guidelines for Immunizations | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 19 September 2023...

Carotenoid-Dependent Coloration Tell? Plasma Carotenoid Level Signals Immunocompetence and Oxidative Stress State in Birds–A Meta-Analysis". PLOS ONE. 7 (8):...

Speicher C, Penn GM, Holliday J, Glaser R. Psychosocial modifiers of immunocompetence in medical students. Psychosomatic Medicine 1984 46(1): 7-14. v t e...

siblings. Various types of information such as nutritional status or immunocompetence can be transmitted with auditory and visual begging signals and the...

use and migration strategies co-evolve with relative investments in immunocompetence due to spatial variation in parasite pressure?" (PDF). Oikos. 80 (3):...

needs revision. Konig, C. and P. Schmid-Hempel (1995). "Foraging and immunocompetence in workers of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris L.". Proceedings of...

heterozygous genes, particularly the MHC locus, which can affect the immunocompetence of offspring. Song Black-throated blue warblers singing in Smoky Mountain...

response. When MHC-heterozygous offspring are produced, it enhances their immunocompetence because of their ability to recognize a large range of pathogens. Thus...

L (2015). "The town bird and the country bird: problem solving and immunocompetence vary with urbanization". Behavioral Ecology. 27 (2): 637–644. doi:10...

severity of the disease, the clinical response, and the improvement of immunocompetence in immunocompromised peopls.[medical citation needed] About 36% of...

environments were found to have better problem-solving skills and a better immunocompetence than the ones living in rural areas of Barbados. As for their temperament...

lymphocyte response led to speculation that expressive writing enhances immunocompetence. The results of a preliminary study of 40 people diagnosed with Major...

1095-8312.2012.02019.x. Baeckens, Simon; Van Damme, Raoul (2018). "Immunocompetence and parasite infestation in a melanistic and normally-coloured population...