Ecological immunology and tolerance in plants and animals

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-28

  Baucom, Regina S ^a   De Roode, Jacobus C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defence; Disease; Ecological immunology; Herbivory; Host; Parasite; Pathogen; Reaction norm; Resistance

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HERBIVORY; IMMUNITY; INFECTIVITY; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PATHOGEN; REACTION NORM; TOLERANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78751696537     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01742.x     Document Type: Article

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