A test of the relationship between cuticular melanism and immune function in wild-caught Mormon crickets

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-164

  Bailey, Nathan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabrus simplex; Colour polymorphism; Encapsulation; Immunity; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; ENCAPSULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; JUVENILE; MELANISM; POLYMORPHISM; TRADE-OFF;

ANABRUS SIMPLEX; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79955825430     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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