Personal immunity versus social immunity

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 663-668

  Cotter, S C ^a   Kilner, R M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Center for Advanced Study   (Norway)

Author keywords

defense; ecological immunology; parasite; pathogen; social insect; sociality

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; IMMUNITY; PARASITE; SOCIAL INSECT;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 77954362884     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq070     Document Type: Article

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