Introducing insect infection and immunity

Insect Infection and Immunity: Evolution, Ecology, and Mechanisms

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rolff, Jens ^a   Reynolds, Stuart E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insect immunity; Insects; Interactions; Organisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868120315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199551354.003.0001     Document Type: Editorial

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