Resource allocation trade-off between sperm quality and immunity in the field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 168-173

  Simmons, Leigh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

ecological immunology; ejaculate quality; invertebrate immunity; sperm competition; trade off

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; COPULATION; CRICKET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNITY; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; INVERTEBRATA; TELEOGRYLLUS OCEANICUS;

EID: 84555206511     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr170     Document Type: Article

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