Density–dependent prophylaxis in the mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): cuticular melanization is an indicator of investment in immunity

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

• Publication date

  2000-01-22

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1098/rspb.2000.0984PMID 10687824PMCID PMC1690519
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