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Thermoregulatory strategy may shape immune investment in Drosophila melanogaster.

The Journal of experimental biology - 15 Oct 2014

Kutch Ian C, Sevgili Hasan, Wittman Tyler, Fedorka Kenneth M

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As temperatures change, insects alter the amount of melanin in their cuticle to improve thermoregulation. However, melanin is also central to insect immunity, suggesting that thermoregulatory strategy may indirectly impact immune defense by altering the abundance of melanin pathway components (a...

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PMID: 25147243
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.106294

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