Mating triggers dynamic immune regulations in wood ant queens

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 564-570

  Castella, G ^a   Christe, P ^a   Chapuisat, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Formica paralugubris; Immunity; Mating; Phenoloxidase; Sexual conflict; Sperm survival

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; QUEEN; REPRODUCTION; SPERM;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ANTS; ARTHROBACTER; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

FORMICA PARALUGUBRIS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 60649106620     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01664.x     Document Type: Article

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