Sex-biased immunity is driven by relative differences in reproductive investment

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1790, 2014, Pages

  Vincent, Crystal M ^a   Gwynne, Darryl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunocompetence; Kawanaphila nartee; Sexually dimorphic immunity

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; ORTHOPTERA; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; ORTHOPTERA; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 85003042861     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0333     Document Type: Article

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