… immune response during the reproductive season. We found large seasonal changes in
immune … We suggest four different ways in which seasonal changes in immune function can be …

… their immune response [14]. All these events are synchronised with seasonal changes in …
fish to synchronise these events to seasonal change requires the animal to sense physical …

… could contribute to seasonal changes in the immune system. For example, seasonal
availability of nutrients, mediated by leptin, could directly influence immune function. Provisioning …

… how trade-offs might be important mediators of seasonal changes in immune defence;
obviously, many other factors can also drive changes in immune activity across the year, but it is …

… into the interaction among seasonal environmental factors, stressors, immune function, and
the … much beyond describing the seasonal changes that occur in responses to stressors. The …

… a seasonal change in immune function. In this chapter, we will argue that seasonal fluctuations
in immune function represent changes in … In Chapter 8, we examine seasonal changes in …

… Individuals of species inhabiting the temperate and boreal zones often display marked
seasonal changes in morphology, reproduction, metabolism, and other physiological functions. …

… In summary, seasonal changes observed in the lymphoid organs of ectothermic vertebrates,
mainly reptiles, exhibit species-specific differences and affect predominantly the thymic …

… The primary goal of this chapter was to review the extant data on seasonal and photoperiodic
variation in immune responses and further to discuss the role of neuroendocrine signaling …

… Although many of the field data suggest that immune function and disease processes are …
seasonal pattern is also observed in some studies. We propose that compromised immune …