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Evolution of pathogen-specific improved survivorship post-infection in populations of Drosophila melanogaster adapted to larval crowding.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Kapila Rohit, Kashyap Mayank, Poddar Soumyadip, Gangwal Shreya, Prasad N G G
Abstract excerpt
The environment experienced by individuals during their juvenile stages has an impact on their adult stages. In holometabolous insects like Drosophila melanogaster, most of the resource acquisition for adult stages happens during the larval stages. Larval-crowding is a stressful environment, which exposes the larvae to scarcity of food and accumulation of toxic waste. Since adult traits are contingent upon larval...
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