Disease and colony establishment in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis: Survival and fitness consequences of infection in primary reproductives

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-211

  Calleri II, D V ^a   Rosengaus, R B ^b   Traniello, J F A ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological immunology; Isoptera; Life history; Reproductive trade offs; Social insects

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EGG PRODUCTION; FUNGAL DISEASE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY; MITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PATHOGEN; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT; SURVIVORSHIP;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HODOTERMITIDAE; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; ZOOTERMOPSIS ANGUSTICOLLIS;

EID: 33745139511     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0859-0     Document Type: Article

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