Social context-dependent immune gene expression in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 791-796

  Richter, Jeanny ^a   Helbing, Sophie ^a   Erler, Silvio ^a   Lattorff, H Michael G ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Innate immune system; Lysozyme; Phenoloxidase; Quantitative real time PCR; Social immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BEE; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNATE BEHAVIOR; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PEPTIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT; TRADE-OFF; WORKER CASTE;

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84859698981     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1327-2     Document Type: Article

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