The role of juvenile hormone in immune function and pheromone production trade-offs: a test of the immunocompetence handicap principle

作者: Markus J. Rantala , Anssi Vainikka , Raine Kortet

DOI: 10.1098/RSPB.2003.2472

关键词: MealwormPheromoneEndocrinologyBiologyImmunocompetenceJuvenile hormoneZoologyHandicap principleSecondary sex characteristicInternal medicineSex pheromoneSexual selection

摘要: … Here, we tested how juvenile hormone (JH) affects male investment in secondary sexual characteristics and immune functions in the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor. We injected …

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