Host plant quality, selection history and trade-offs shape the immune responses of Manduca sexta

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1703, 2011, Pages 289-297

  Diamond, Sarah E ^a   Kingsolver, Joel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation trade off; Domestication; Immune responses; Manduca sexta; Resource quality; Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; DOMESTICATION; ENCAPSULATION; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; TOBACCO; TRADE-OFF;

MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 78650433129     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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