Greater cuticular melanism is not associated with greater immunogenic response in adults of the polymorphic mountain stone weta, Hemideina maori

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 738-746

  Robb, T ^a   Forbes, M R ^a   Jamieson, I G ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immunity; Colour polymorphism; Haemocytes; Melanotic encapsulation; Orthoptera; Temperature selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MELANISM; POLYMORPHISM; TEMPERATURE;

HEMIDEINA; HEMIDEINA MAORI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MIMNERMIDAE; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0348196718     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2003.00557.x     Document Type: Article

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