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Encapsulation
Immune response
Pigmentation
Large white butterfly
Wing spots
Trade-off
Melanization
Lepidoptera
Pieridae.
Evolutionary ecology
Tenebrio-molitor
Butterfly wings
Evo-devo
Resistance
System
Immunocompetence
Invertebrates
Investment.
Entomology/Pest Control in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural,
Biology & Environmental Sciences.
Abstract:
According to life-history theory, trade-offs emerge because organisms possess a limited amount of resources that they have to allocate between different bodily functions. Here, we tested whether there is a trade-off between melanin-based immune response