Sex and immunity in the yellow dung fly Scathophaga stercoraria

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 455-463

  Schwarzenbach, G A ^a   Hosken, D J ^a,b   Ward, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heritability; Parasites; Reproduction; Scathophaga; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

FLY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TRADE-OFF;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG LAYING; ENZYMOLOGY; FLY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OVIPOSITION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA;

EID: 14844341425     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00820.x     Document Type: Article

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