Senescence in immune priming and attractiveness in a beetle

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1298-1304

  Daukste J ^a,b   Kivleniece, I ^a   Krama, T ^a   Rantala, M J ^c   Krams, I ^a,c,d  

^a DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY   (Latvia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Encapsulation response; Immune priming; Innate immunity; Life span; Senescence; Sexual attractiveness; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; BEETLE; ENCAPSULATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MEMORY; ODOR; SENESCENCE; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 85027954638     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02516.x     Document Type: Article

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