Sexual conflict drives micro- and macroevolution of sexual dimorphism in immunity.
Basabi BagchiQuentin CorbelImroze KhanEllen PayneDevshuvam BanerjiJohanna Liljestrand-RönnIvain Martinossi-AllibertJulian BaurAhmed SayadiElina ImmonenGöran ArnqvistIrene SöderhällDavid BergerPublished in: BMC biology (2021)
Our study provides insights into the links between sexual conflict and sexual dimorphism in immunity and suggests that selection pressures moulded by mating interactions can lead to a sex-specific mosaic of immune responses with important implications for host-pathogen dynamics in sexually reproducing organisms.