Macronutrient balance mediates trade-offs between immune function and life history traits

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 186-198

  Cotter, Sheena C ^a   Simpson, Stephen J ^b   Raubenheimer, David ^c   Wilson, Kenneth ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Caloric restriction; Life history; Nutritional ecology; Parasite; Self medication; Spodoptera; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CALORIMETRY; CARBOHYDRATE; DIET; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PROTEIN; TRADE-OFF;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA;

EID: 78751696554     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01766.x     Document Type: Article

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