Density-dependent prophylactic immunity reconsidered in the light of host group living and social behavior

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-72

  Elliot, Simon L ^a   Hart, Adam G ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Host pathogen interactions; Immunocompetence; Insects; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77649206570     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0424.1     Document Type: Article

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