Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Locomotor effects of a fibrosis-based immune response in stickleback fish
D. G. Matthews, M. F. Maciejewski, G. A. Wong…·D. I. Bolnick
This study shows that fibrosis immune response in stickleback fish improves locomotor performance despite increased body stiffness, revealing unexpected fitness consequences of immune responses.
DOI 10.1242/jeb.246684