Immune response to nylon filaments in two damselfly species that differ in their resistance to ectoparasitic mites

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 736-743

  Nagel, Laura ^a   Mlynarek, Julia J ^a   Forbes, Mark R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Damselflies; Immune response; Melanotic encapsulation; Natural parasitism; Nylon filaments; Water mites

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DAMSELFLY; ECTOPARASITE; ENCAPSULATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MELANIN; MITE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; HYDRACARINA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 81855168273     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2011.01323.x     Document Type: Article

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