Bergman et al 2010 Figure 1

500 × 317 Beyond Fever: Fungal infections and the benefits of body heat

Organism fitness as a function of body temperature. We normalized fitness, (W(T), to attain a maximum value of 1 and plotted body temperature in decrees Celsius over a range of 27 C to 60 C. Fitness reaches a maximum value at Wmax(T)~ 36.7 C.

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