Pine weevils modulate defensive behaviour in response to parasites of differing virulence

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-288

  Ennis, Darragh E ^a   Dillon, Aoife B ^a   Griffin, Christine T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antiparasite defence; Entomopathogenic nematode; Grooming; Heterorhabditis downesi; Hylobius abietis; Large pine weevil; Parasite avoidance; Parasite recognition; Steinernema carpocapsae

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEETLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; GROOMING; NEMATODE; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTRATE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; CURCULIONIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS DOWNESI; HEXAPODA; HYLOBIUS ABIETIS; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 77954757545     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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