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