Immune response of field crickets (Gryllus firmus) to eugregarine parasites (apicomplexan protoza)

dc.contributor.advisor	Judge, Kevin
dc.contributor.advisor	Stock, Michael
dc.contributor.author	Shaw, Ashley
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-01
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-27T01:13:46Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-27T01:13:46Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.description	Presented on January 28, 2015 at I, Research: Student Research Week held at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta.
dc.description.abstract	This research concerns the immunity response of the crickets Gryllus firmus. The immunity response is measured by the crickets' encapsulation response, which is a response of the insects blood cells which surround the insect and darken, or become melanized. It is assumed that the higher the melanization, the higher the immune response. The unique feature of these crickets is that they are infected with eugregarine gut parasites, and there has been no previous studies on these parasites within this species of crickets.
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dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/273
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.rights	All Rights Reserved
dc.subject	sexual selection theory
dc.subject	insect immunity
dc.subject	hosts
dc.subject	parasites
dc.title	Immune response of field crickets (Gryllus firmus) to eugregarine parasites (apicomplexan protoza)	en
dc.type	Student Presentation
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