Environment-mediated morph-linked immune and life-history responses in the aposematic wood tiger moth

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 653-662

  Nokelainen, Ossi ^a   Lindstedt, Carita ^a   Mappes, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Aposematism; Colour polymorphism; Immune defence; Parasemia plantaginis

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

APOSEMATISM; COLOR MORPH; ENTOMOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MELANIN; MORPHOLOGY; MOTH; SURVIVAL;

AGGREGATION; ANIMAL; APOSEMATISM; ARTICLE; COLOUR POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FORELIMB; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LARVA; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTH; PARASEMIA PLANTAGINIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

AGGREGATION; APOSEMATISM; COLOUR POLYMORPHISM; IMMUNE DEFENCE; PARASEMIA PLANTAGINIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC FITNESS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LARVA; MALE; MELANINS; MOTHS; PIGMENTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; WING;

ARCTIIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 84876342754     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12037     Document Type: Article

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