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Ecological and evolutionary implications of immunological priming in invertebrates

Ecological and evolutionary implications of immunological priming in invertebrates
Ecological and evolutionary implications of immunological priming in invertebrates
Invertebrates have an immune response that differs considerably from the acquired immune response found in vertebrates. However, new studies indicate that past experience with a pathogen can provide individual invertebrates, or their descendants, with enhanced immunity. This prophylactic effect, termed immunological priming, is functionally similar to the acquired immune response in vertebrates. This newfound complexity of invertebrate immunity begs investigation into the conditions under which immunological priming should evolve, and its consequences for population dynamics.
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Little, Tom J.
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Kraaijeveld, Alex R.
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Little, Tom J.
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Kraaijeveld, Alex R.
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Little, Tom J. and Kraaijeveld, Alex R. (2004) Ecological and evolutionary implications of immunological priming in invertebrates. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 19 (2), 58-60. (doi:10.1016/j.tree.2003.11.011).

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Invertebrates have an immune response that differs considerably from the acquired immune response found in vertebrates. However, new studies indicate that past experience with a pathogen can provide individual invertebrates, or their descendants, with enhanced immunity. This prophylactic effect, termed immunological priming, is functionally similar to the acquired immune response in vertebrates. This newfound complexity of invertebrate immunity begs investigation into the conditions under which immunological priming should evolve, and its consequences for population dynamics.

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Published date: February 2004
Additional Information: My contributions consisted of generating ideas and co-writing the paper

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Local EPrints ID: 35402
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/35402
PURE UUID: 5c36932a-f06c-4623-ab92-0a46df53e89a
ORCID for Alex R. Kraaijeveld: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8543-2640

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Date deposited: 16 May 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:48

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Author: Tom J. Little

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