Effects of age and gender on immune function of dragonflies (Odonata, Lestidae) from a wild population

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2176-2180

  Rolff, Jens ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; IMMUNOLOGY;

DRAGONFLIES;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGE; DRAGONFLY; GENDER; IMMUNITY; WILD POPULATION;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); CHALCOLESTES VIRIDIS; EUKARYOTA; INSECTA; LESTES; LESTES VIRIDIS; LESTIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0035720067     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z01-190     Document Type: Article

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