Experimentally induced spermatophore production and immune responses reveal a trade-off in crickets

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Angela M. Kerr; Susan N. Gershman; Scott K. Sakaluk;

(2010)

Journal: Behavioral Ecology,volume 21,issue 3,pages647-654

Related identifiers: doi: 10.1093/beheco/arq035

The energetic demands of the immune system and reproduction are often high and can lead to trade-offs between these 2 life-history traits. In decorated crickets, Gryllodes sigillatus, much of a male's reproductive effort is devoted to calling, and to the synthesis of a ... View more

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