Bacteriolytic activity in the ejaculate of an insect

American Naturalist

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 292-295

  Otti, Oliver ^a   Naylor, Richard A ^a   Siva Jothy, Michael T ^a   Reinhardt, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cimex lectularius; Ejaculate protection; Insect immunity; Sexual conflict; Sexual cooperation; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LYSOZYME;

BIOACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; IMMUNITY; INSECT; NATURAL SELECTION; PEPTIDE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIMEX; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC SELECTION; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; SPERM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BEDBUGS; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MURAMIDASE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEMEN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CIMEX LECTULARIUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70149117961     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/600099     Document Type: Article

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