Sexual comparisons in immune ability, survival and parasite intensity in two damselfly species

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 861-869

  Cordoba Aguilar A ^a   Contreras Garduno J ^a   Peralta Vazquez H ^a   Luna Gonzalez A ^b   Campa Cordova A I ^c   Ascencio, F ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Damselflies; Hydrolytic enzymes; Immune sexual dimorphism; Parasitism; Phenoloxidase; Survival

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; INSECT PROTEIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAMSELFLY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITISM; SURVIVAL;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT; MALE; METABOLISM; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HYDROLASES; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTS; MALE; MITES; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARGIA TEZPI; GREGARINIA; HETAERINA AMERICANA; HYDRACARINA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 33746498449     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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