If you imagine a scenario where an individual had unlimited resources, anything that required some investment wouldn’t be a big deal. It would be able to send some of these resources to achieve the required task and go on about its business without worrying about cutting costs elsewhere. When resources are limited, this changes…. Read more »
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What are the costs of and conditions for accelerated reproduction?
Animals have complex ways of dealing with infection. Most of these constitute the immune system, but animals can do other non-immune things to either protect themselves from getting infected, or to help cope with infection (reviewed here with Ben Parker and others). These adaptations might be particularly important for animals with a weak immune system,… Read more »