The costs and benefits of genetic heterogeneity in resistance against parasites in social insects

American Naturalist

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 568-577

  Van Baalen, Minus ^a   Beekman, Madeleine ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genetic heterogeneity; Multiple mating; Parasitism; Resistance; Social insects

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HETEROGENEITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MULTIPLE MATING; PARASITE; POLYANDRY; POLYGYNY; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMAL; ANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VIRULENCE;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33646008291     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501169     Document Type: Review

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