Immune system activation affects male sexual signal and reproductive potential in crickets

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 231-235

  Fedorka, Kenneth M ^a   Mousseau, Timothy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calling song; Immunity; Mating behavior; Parasite; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; CRICKET; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MATE CHOICE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL;

ALLONEMOBIUS SOCIUS; GRYLLIDAE; NEMOBIINAE;

EID: 33845869551     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl067     Document Type: Article

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