A test of life-history theories of immune defence in two ecotypes of the garter snake, Thamnophis elegans

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1242-1248

  Sparkman, Amanda Marie ^a   Palacios, Maria Gabriela ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactericidal competence; Complement mediated lysis; Ecoimmunology; Life history evolution; Natural antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM; BODY SIZE; ECOTYPE; ECTOTHERMY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SNAKE; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; COLUBRIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL;

SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349909511     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01587.x     Document Type: Article

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