Analogies in the evolution of individual and social immunity

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1513, 2009, Pages 129-142

  Cremer, Sylvia ^a   Sixt, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolutionary immunology; Hygienic behaviour; Immune regulation; Levels of selection; Physiological immune systems; Self non self recognition

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SELECTION; SOCIAL INSECT;

HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58249088520     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0166     Document Type: Article

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