Predation selects for increased immune function in male damselflies, Calopteryx splendens

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1709, 2011, Pages 1231-1238

  Rantala, Markus J ^a   Honkavaara, Johanna ^a   Dunn, Derek W ^b   Suhonen, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition dependent; Encapsulation; Immunity; Individual quality; Selection gradient; Sexual ornaments

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY CONDITION; DAMSELFLY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; ORNAMENTATION; PARASITISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; FORELIMB; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; INSECTS; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SELECTION, GENETIC; TERRITORIALITY; WING;

EID: 79960056213     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1680     Document Type: Article

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