Immunocompetence of Galleria mellonella: Sex- and stage-specific differences and the physiological cost of mounting an immune response during metamorphosis

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-156

  Meylaers, Karen ^a   Freitak, Dalial ^b,c   Schoofs, Liliane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Galleria mellonella; Immunocompetence; Metamorphosis; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; METAMORPHOSIS; MOTH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; MOTHS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 33846829576     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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