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Viral exposure effects on life-history, flight-related traits, and wing melanisation in the Glanville fritillary butterfly.
Journal of insect physiology - 1 Jan 2000
Woestmann Luisa, Gibbs Melanie, Hesketh Helen, Saastamoinen Marjo
Abstract excerpt
Infections represent a constant threat for organisms and can lead to substantial fitness losses. Understanding how individuals, especially from natural populations, respond towards infections is thus of great importance. Little is known about immunity in the Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia). As the larvae live gregariously in family groups, vertical and horizontal transmission of infections could...
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