Effects of division of labour on immunity in workers of the ant Cataglyphis cursor

Workers in social insects perform different roles, and the environment they experience differs markedly according to the tasks performed. Life history theory predicts that individuals should adapt investment in immune defences according to their cost relative to the risk of pathogen infection. Worke...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Insectes sociaux 2012-08, Vol.59 (3), p.333-340
Hauptverfasser:	Helft, F, Tirard, C, Doums, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activity patterns Age Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Cataglyphis Cataglyphis cursor Colonies Entomology Environmental conditions environmental factors foraging Formicidae Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Immunity Infection Injuries Life history Life Sciences Nests Pathogens Phenoloxidase phenotypic plasticity Plasticity Protozoa. Invertebrata Research Article risk Risk assessment social insects worker insects Workers
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