Trade-off between cellular immunity and life span in mealworm beetles Tenebrio molitor

Current Zoology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 340-346

  Krams, Indrikis ^a,b,c   Janina, Daukšte ^a   Kivleniece, Inese ^a   Kaasik, Ants ^b   Krama, Tatjana ^a   Freeberg, Todd M ^d   Rantala, Markus J ^c  

^a DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Cost of immunity; Encapsulation; Lifespan; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 84876752529     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/59.3.340     Document Type: Article

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