Immunology Research

Ecoimmunology and behavioural immunity

Immunology is clearly not just for immunologists anymore. It is an example of how successful integrative approaches to biology can be. As its origin has sparked a useful debate on the vast range of topics, from the small molecular methods of immune responses to the role of immunity in Building the evolution of life histories. Eco immunology is the combining aspects of immunology with ecology, biology, physiology, and evolution. Ecological Immunology assumes that immunological defenses must be minimized in terms of cost (energy expenditure). From observing the causes and also the consequences of investment in immune function, which termed the ecological immunology which has successfully transformed multiple sectors of biology, including behavioral ecology, disease ecology and life history evolution. This Behavior Immunity system is said to be consisting of both psychological processes which conclude infection risk from the perceptual cues, and that respond to these perceptual cues through the activation of aversive emotions, cognitions and behavioral impulses.

Behavioral immune system has been recorded across many animal species, including humans. It is said that the Technique which comprise the behavioral immune system has been evolved as a crude first line of defense against disease-causing pathogens.