Sexual dimorphism in immune response, fat reserves and muscle mass in a sex role reversed spider

Zoology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 272-275

  Aisenberg, Anita ^a   Peretti, Alfredo V ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Allocosa brasiliensis; Encapsulation response; Immunity; Sex role reversal; Wolf spider

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPIDER;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPIDERS;

ALLOCOSA; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 80053435176     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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