Immune Investment Is Explained by Sexual Selection and Pace-of-Life, but Not Longevity in Parrots (Psittaciformes)

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About the Authors

Darryl B. Edwards

* E-mail: db_edwards@laurentian.ca

Affiliation Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Conceived and designed the experiments: DBE. Analyzed the data: DBE. Wrote the paper: DBE.

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