Female Choice Reveals Terminal Investment in Male Mealworm Beetles, Tenebrio molitor, after a Repeated Activation of the Immune System

Increasing evidence suggests that secondary sexual traits reflect immunocompetence of males in many animal species. This study experimentally investigated whether a parasite-like immunological challenge via a nylon implant affects sexual attractiveness of males in Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Te...

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Autores principales: Krams, I, Daukšte, J, Kivleniece, I, Krama, T, Rantala, MJ, Ramey, G, Šauša, L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3281432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21864151
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.011.5601

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3281432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21864151
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.011.5601

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