Individual variation in immune function in the ant Formica exsecta; effects of the nest, body size and sex

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-84

  Vainio, Liisa ^a   Hakkarainen, Harri ^b   Rantala, Markus J ^c   Sorvari, Jouni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulation rate; Immune function; Immunocompetence handicap hypothesis; Male dimorphism; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANT; IMMUNITY; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

FORMICA; FORMICA EXSECTA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 1642281262     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EVEC.0000017726.73906.b2     Document Type: Article

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