Gregarious immunisation in the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor

Investment in immunity is costly: one way in which hosts can ameliorate these costs is through immune priming, whereby hosts develop increased protection to future infection following previous exposure to a parasite or immune elicitor. Priming offers hosts a more efficient way of managing immune ins...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gallagher, J. D.
Other Authors: Siva-Jothy, M. T.
Published: University of Sheffield 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.684591