Tuesday, 19 November 2002 - 11:36 AM
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This presentation is part of : Ten-Minute Papers, Subsection Cd. Behavior and Ecology (Session 4)

Does infection compromise reproduction? Fitness consequences of disease resistance in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis

Daniel V. Calleri II, Boston University, Evolution, Behavior, and Ecology, 5 Cummington St, Boston, MA, Rebeca B. Rosengaus, Northeastern University, Department of Biology, 414 Mugar Life Science Building, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, and James F.A. Traniello, Boston University, Biology, 5 Cummington St, Boston, MA.



Species 1: Isoptera Termopsidae Zootermopsis angusticollis (dampwood termite)
Species 2: Deuteromycotina Hypomycetes Metarhizium anisopliae (green muscardine fungus)
Keywords: fitness, immune response

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