Longevity differs among sexes but is not affected by repeated immune activation in voles (Microtus arvalis)

• Published in: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
• Main Authors: Devevey, G., Chapuisat, M., Christe, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: ageing; cost of immunity; intrinsic mortality; keyhole limpet haemocyanin; lifespan; sex-biased longevity; Keyhole; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_C0D24004FEA5; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01216.x; https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_C0D24004FEA5.P001/REF.pdf; http://nbn-resolving.org/urn/resolver.pl?urn=urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_C0D24004FEA56

Investment of resources in immune defences, despite obvious short-term benefits, may be detrimental to long-term maintenance and thus decrease longevity in absence of parasites. In addition, females and males may differ in immune investment and intrinsic longevity because they are subjected to diffe...