Food level and sex shape predator-induced physiological stress: Immune defence and antioxidant defence

Oecologia

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 461-467

  Slos, Stefanie ^a   de Meester, Luc ^a   Stoks, Robby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bateman's principle; Damselfly larvae; Insects; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DAMSELFLY; DRAGONFLY; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT; LARVA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CATALASE; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INSECTS; LARVA; MALE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); CHALCOLESTES VIRIDIS; HEXAPODA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 70349273700     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1401-2     Document Type: Article

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