Lovesick: Immunological costs of mating to male sagebrush crickets

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 163-171

  Leman, J C ^a,b   Weddle, C B ^a   Gershman, S N ^a   Kerr, A M ^a   Ower, G D ^a   St John, J M ^a   Vogel, L A ^a   Sakaluk, S K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crickets; Cyphoderris strepitans; Insect immunity; Life history trade offs; Lipopolysaccharides; Mating success; Nuptial food gifts; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

CRICKET; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY; MATING BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; MELANIN; NUPTIAL GIFT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SIGNALING; WING; WOUNDING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GRYLLIDAE; IMMUNOLOGY; INJURY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; WING;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CYPHODERRIS STREPITANS; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 58149084884     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01636.x     Document Type: Article

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