Ecological immunology is a rapidly expanding field that examines the causes and consequences
of variation in immune function in the context of evolution and of ecology. Millions of …

Experience and memory of environmental stimuli that indicate future stress can prepare (prime)
organismic stress responses even in species lacking a nervous system. The process …

BACKGROUND Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small proteins with potent antibacterial,
antiviral, and antifungal activity. AMPs are ubiquitous among multicellular eukaryotes, with …

The immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (ICHH) of Folstad and Karter has inspired a
large number of studies that have tried to understand the causal basis of parasite–mediated …

Purpose: It was the aim of our study to establish an extensive panel of non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) xenograft models useful for the testing of novel compounds and for the …

We review recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of insect immune
defence, but do so in a framework defined by the ecological and evolutionary forces that shape …

There are well documented costs of mating in insects but little evidence for underlying
mechanisms. Here, we provide experimental evidence for a hormone-based mechanism that …

During 400 million years of existence, insects have rarely succumbed to the evolution of
microbial resistance against their potent antimicrobial immune defenses. We found that …

… (Williams 1966) and (ii) males maximize fitness via mating rate and females via longevity
(Bateman 1948), this would select for higher investment in immune function in females (Rolff …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ancient and conserved across the tree of life. Their efficacy
over evolutionary time has been largely attributed to their mechanisms of killing. Yet, the …