Are immune responses gender-related in Carabus lefebvrei (Coleoptera: Carabidae)?
The “live hard, die young” theory predicts the evolution of gender differences in immunocompetence, with males having a weaker immune system than females. To test this hypothesis in Carabus lefebvrei, total and basal phenoloxidase (PO) activities and lysozyme-like enzyme activity were compared am...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Invertebrate Survival Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ412.pdf |