Mechanisms and fitness effects of antibacterial defences in a carrion beetle

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 930-937

  Arce, A N ^a   Johnston, P R ^a,c   Smiseth, P T ^b   Rozen, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Carrion; Lysozyme; Nicrophorus vespilloides; Parental care

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; INSECT PROTEIN; LYSOZYME;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CARRION; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SECRETION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCOCCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SECRETIONS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BEETLES; BODILY SECRETIONS; CELL WALL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MALE; MICROCOCCUS; MURAMIDASE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; NICROPHORUS VESPILLOIDES; POSIBACTERIA; SILPHIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84859445614     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02486.x     Document Type: Article

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