Rapid evolution of larval life history, adult immune function and flight muscles in a poleward-moving damselfly

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 141-152

  Therry, L ^a   Nilsson Ortman V ^b   Bonte, D ^c   Stoks, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Encapsulation response; Flight ability; Immune function; Life history evolution; Odonata; Spatial sorting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FLY; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; MUSCLE; THERMAL REGIME;

COENAGRION SCITULUM; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FLYING; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE; ODONATA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCLES; ODONATA;

EID: 84891632516     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12281     Document Type: Article

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