Inbreeding and disease resistance in a social insect: effects of heterozygosity on immunocompetence in the termite Zootermopsis angusticollis.

Calleri, Daniel V; McGrail Reid, Ellen; Rosengaus, Rebeca B; Vargo, Edward L; Traniello, James F A

Calleri, Daniel V; McGrail Reid, Ellen; Rosengaus, Rebeca B; Vargo, Edward L; Traniello, James F A.

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Calleri DV; Department of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215-2406, USA. dcalleri@gmail.com

Proc Biol Sci ; 273(1601): 2633-40, 2006 Oct 22.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17002949

Subject(s)

Genetic Variation; Immunity, Innate/genetics; Inbreeding; Isoptera/genetics; Isoptera/immunology; Animals; California; Heterozygote; Microsatellite Repeats/genetics; Spores, Fungal/pathogenicity; Survival Analysis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Genetic Variation / Isoptera / Immunity, Innate / Inbreeding Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Proc Biol Sci Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United kingdom

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