Mating with large males decreases the immune defence of females in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 427-434

  Imroze, K ^a,b   Prasad, N G ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH KOLKATA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MOHALI   (India)

Author keywords

cost of mating; Drosophila melanogaster; immune defence; male size; Serratia marcescens; sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LARVA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LARVA; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860253371     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-011-0105-7     Document Type: Article

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