Biological control is widely used for integrated pest management. However, there are many
abiotic factors that can affect the biocontrol efficiency. In this study, we investigated the …

Disease may be both a cause and a consequence of stress, and physiological responses to
infectious disease may involve stress coping mechanisms that have important fitness …

Deep-sea mussels, one of the dominant species in most deep-sea ecosystems, have long
been used as model organisms to investigate the adaptations and symbiotic relationships of …

Climate change increasingly influences the loss of biodiversity, especially in ectothermic
organisms, which depend on environmental temperatures to obtain heat and regulate their …

The present work aimed to study whether a high sugar diet can alter immune responses and
the gut microbiome in green iguanas. Thirty-six iguanas were split into four treatment groups …

Parasites impact host fitness and constitute an important selective pressure on the host's life
history. According to parasite‐mediated sexual selection, ornaments are presumed to …

Immune responses can increase survival, but they can also incur a variety of costs that may
lead to phenotypic trade‐offs. The nature of trade‐offs between immune activity and other …

Steroid hormones (eg androgens [AN] and corticosterone [CORT]) modulate complex
physiological functions such as reproduction, energy mobilization, metabolism, and …

The acute phase response (APR), coordinated by a complex network of components of the
immune and neuroendocrine systems, plays a key role in early immune defense. This …

Immune function plays a fundamental role in the maintenance of organismal homeostasis. It
protects the organism against parasites, pathogens, toxic substances, and cancerous cells …