Sex-specific effect of juvenile diet on adult disease resistance in a field cricket.

Food limitation is expected to reduce an individual's body condition (body mass scaled to body size) and cause a trade-off between growth and other fitness-related traits, such as immunity. We tested the condition-dependence of growth and disease resistance in male and female Gryllus texensis f...

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Main Authors: Clint D Kelly, Brittany R Tawes
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/71c0af1e8ecb40e3b9fd38e68fbc7066
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