The correlation between immunocompetence and an ornament trait changes over lifetime in Panorpa vulgaris scorpionflies

Zoology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 336-343

  Kurtz, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Host parasite coevolution; Immunocompetence handicap; Innate immunity; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

MECOPTERA; PANORPA VULGARIS;

EID: 35648954520     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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