2011, № 12

Murzagulov G.S., Gaifullina L.R., Saltykova E.S. GROUP EFFECT ROLE IN INSECT RESISTANCE FORMATION The article deals with the phenomenon of group immunity, which may lead to increased personal protection of individuals in the local population. Propensity of many insect species form large clusters, as well as their high degree of stability suggests that these insects have expressed the group immunity.Key words: group effect, sustainability, population, population density.

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Authors: Gayfullina L.R., Murzagulov G.S., Saltykova E.S.

Year: 2011

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Sergey Aleksandrovich
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