Immunocompetence and resource holding potential in the damselfly, Calopteryx virgo L.

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 169-173

  Koskimäki, Jani ^a   Rantala, Markus J ^a   Taskinen, Jouni ^a,b   Tynkkynen, Katja ^a   Suhonen, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Damselfly; Encapsulation rate; Fat; Hemocyte; Immunocompetence; Male male competition; Resource holding potential

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CONTEST COMPETITION; FAT; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE;

CALOPTERYGIDAE; CALOPTERYX; CALOPTERYX VIRGO; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 1542650564     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arg088     Document Type: Article

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