Male morph predicts investment in larval immune function in the dung beetle, Onthophagus taurus

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 331-337

  Cotter, Sheena C ^a,b   Beveridge, Maxine ^c   Simmons, Leigh W ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condition dependence; Dimorphism; Immunocompetence; Phenoloxidase; Sexual selection; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DIMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS;

EID: 52449108906     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm137     Document Type: Article

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