Immune priming: mothering males modulate immunity.
The transfer of immunity from mother to offspring is widespread in animals. The father's contribution to this is usually negligible. However, in a sex-role reversed pipefish where fathers do the mothering, fathers make an important immune priming contribution, too.
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
M Cristina
MC
Keightley
Bob B M
BB
Wong
Graham J
GJ
Lieschke
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010332:Paternal Behavior; D012098:Reproduction / Q000276:immunology*; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000276:immunology*; D052286:Viviparity, Nonmammalian / Q000276:immunology*