Comparative genomics of insect immunity

Insect Infection and Immunity: Evolution, Ecology, and Mechanisms

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kafatos, Fotis ^a   Waterhouse, Robert ^a   Zdobnov, Evgeny ^a,b   Christophides, George ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Honeybees; Immune response; Insect immunity; Mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920086343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199551354.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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