Sexual attractiveness of immune-challenged male mealworm beetles suggests terminal investment in reproduction

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1015-1021

  Kivleniece, Inese ^a   Krams, Indrikis ^a,b   Daukšte, Janina ^a,c   Krama, Tatajana ^a   Rantala, Markus J ^b  

^a DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Institute of Food Safety   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Immune challenge; Mealworm beetle; Sexual selection; Tenebrio molitor; Terminal investment

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; ENCAPSULATION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HONEST SIGNALING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 78549290997     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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