Sex-specific differences in immunological costs of multiple mating in Gryllus vocalis field crickets

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 810-815

  Gershman, Susan N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Gryllus vocalis; Insect immunity; Life history trade offs; Lysozyme; Phenoloxidase; Polyandry; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CRICKET; ENCAPSULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; LIFE HISTORY; MULTIPLE MATING; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TRADE-OFF;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS; HEXAPODA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 47649083025     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn040     Document Type: Article

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