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Total immunoglobulin G variation through the phenological cycle of migrant and resident Long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in the drylands of Mexico and its relationship with bacterial-killing ability of plasma.
David Alfonso Rivera-Ruiz, José Juan Flores‐Martínez, Carlos Rosales…·L. Gerardo Herrera M.
This study examines total IgG variation in long-nosed bats across their life cycle and migratory range, finding stable concentrations in adults but reductions in young and non-reproductive males, with a positive link between IgG and bactericidal activity in non-reproductive females.
DOI 10.1101/2025.06.05.658181