Immune response affects ant trophallactic behaviour

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 828-832

  de Souza, Danival José ^a   Van Vlaenderen, Johan ^a   Moret, Yannick ^b   Lenoir, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptides; Encapsulation; Formicidae; Immune response; Social interactions; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ANT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PATHOGEN; PEPTIDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT; TROPHALLAXIS;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IMMUNOLOGY; ISRAEL; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISRAEL; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CAMPONOTUS FELLAH; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 44449139352     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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