Immunocompetence of the red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae): Variation between developmental stages and sexes in populations in China

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1696-1701

  Shi, Zhang Hong ^a   Sun, Jiang Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Insect immunity; Ontogeny; Phenoloxidase; Red turpentine beetle; Sex dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; ENCAPSULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FITNESS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIFE CYCLE; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHINA; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT; LARVA; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; LARVA; MALE; PUPA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DENDROCTONUS VALENS; HEXAPODA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 77955774261     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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