The presence of conifer resin decreases the use of the immune system in wood ants

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-412

  Castella, Grégoire ^a   Chapuisat, Michel ^a   Moret, Yannick ^b   Christe, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Formica paralugubris; Immunity; Lytic activity; Medication; Plant secondary metabolites; Prophenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CONIFEROUS TREE; FUNGUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METABOLITE; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; FORMICA PARALUGUBRIS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI;

EID: 43049125806     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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