Effects of inbreeding on immune response and body size in a social insect, Bombus terrestris

Functional Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 582-589

  Gerloff, C U ^a   Ottmer, B K ^a   Schmid Hempel, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Among family variation; Diploid males; Encapsulation; Hymenoptera; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INBREEDING; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INSECT;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; RAPHIA FRATER;

EID: 0142126789     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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