Post-mating disparity between potential and realized immune response in Drosophila melanogaster

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1614, 2007, Pages 1211-1217

  Fedorka, Kenneth M ^a   Linder, Jodell E ^b   Winterhalter, Wade ^a   Promislow, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Gene expression; Immune function; Mating; Sexual conflict; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

COPULATION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; COPULATION; COST; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION; MATING; MEASUREMENT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 34447314158     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0394     Document Type: Article

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