Bacterial Infection Increases Reproductive Investment in Burying Beetles.

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Published in Insects on October 30, 2015

Authors

Catherine E Reavey1,2, Farley W S Silva3,4, Sheena C Cotter5,6

Author Affiliations

1: School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, MBC, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK. creavey01@qub.ac.uk.
2: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK. creavey01@qub.ac.uk.
3: School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, MBC, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK. farleyw@gmail.com.
4: Department of Entomology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, Brazil. farleyw@gmail.com.
5: School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, MBC, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK. scotter@lincoln.ac.uk.
6: School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK. scotter@lincoln.ac.uk.

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