Increased testosterone may impose an immunocompetence handicap on the bearer and only the best males can carry this handicap.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why I Don’t Call Myself An Equalist] Reference

Although the effects of winter warming on eggs, increased UV-B radiation levels on leaves, and immunocompetence on caterpillars are likely to increase future damage to subarctic birch forests, it is not known to what extent other processes susceptible to spring and summer climate variability may alleviate these effects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term] Reference

Postdoctoral position in population dynamics, genetics and immunocompetence: Dijon, Burgundy region, France.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Alternation in immunocompetence during stress, breavement and depression, focus on neuroendocrine regulation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Refinance 2nd Mortgage] Reference

Circled crosses (⊕) indicate regions (delimited by solid lines) where females evolve higher immunocompetence than males.    From Wordnik.com.  [Discover Blogs] Reference

For example, if males are more exposed to infection than females (e.g. for behavioural reasons), it is possible to see them evolve lower immunocompetence than females.    From Wordnik.com.  [Discover Blogs] Reference

The vaccine was not approved for use in children younger than 24 months, or for use in children with asthma or recurrent wheezing, or those with altered immunocompetence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medindia Health News] Reference

The results of the adaptive dynamic model, published online in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B last week showed that if the behaviors of males led them to be more exposed to pathogens, this surprisingly also led them to have lower immunocompetence than females.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

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