Evolutionary genetics of immunity and infection in social insects
Abstract In social insects a major cost of social life is the high number of pathogens found in large societies and the greater likelihood of transmission of pathogens among closely related individuals. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the effect of high pathogen pressure on the molecul...
Main Author: | Viljakainen, L. (Lumi) |
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2008
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Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514289286 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789514289286 |
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