Sexual advertisement and immune function in an arachnid species (Lycosidae)

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A functional perspective on sexual selection: insights and future prospects (2006, background): “Male ornamentation is associated with immune function in several taxa (reviewed in Møller et al. 1999; see also Ahtiainen et al. 2004), but despite some intriguing hints at the links between energetics, immunity and ornamentation (e.g. Møller et al. 1996; but see Adamo 2004), no studies to our…”
Integrating behaviour with life history: boldness of the field cricket, Gryllus integer, during ontogeny (2012, background): “The strength of immune defence, necessary for fighting parasites and pathogens, is correlated with several life-history variables (e.g. Rolff & Siva-Jothy 2003; Ahtiainen et al. 2004; Rantala & Roff 2005).”
An analysis of trade‐offs in immune function, body size and development time in the Mediterranean Field Cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus (2005, background): “…to measure the magnitude of the encapsulation response to a novel and standardized antigen such as a nylon monofilament (e.g. Köning & Schmid-Hempel 1995; Rantala et al. 2000, 2002, 2003a; Rantala, Kortet & Vainikka 2003b; Rantala & Kortet 2003, 2004; Ahtiainen et al. 2004; Koskimäki et al. 2004).”