The effect of mating on immunity can be masked by experimental piercing in female Drosophila melanogaster.
Mating and immunity are two major components of fitness and links between them have been demonstrated in a number of recent investigations. In Drosophila melanogaster, a seminal fluid protein, sex-peptide (SP), up-regulates a number of antimicrobial peptide (AMP) genes in females after mating but th...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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