New Paper on host-parasite evolutionary biology
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Category: Host-parasite biology
New paper on host genetic and metabolic responses to parasitic mites
Posted onAs this parasitic mite in the genus Gamasodes feasts on fly “blood,” it induces a cascade of host immune genes while altering ejaculate characteristics. The question, therefore, now is whether parasitized males express compromised competitive fertilization success. The article, published in Parasitology, discovers new targets […]
Lauren Titus defends MS thesis
Posted onLauren defended her MS thesis Nov 9, 2017! Her work focused on feeding responses to parasitic infection in desert-dwelling fruit flies…
Ashley and Margot present at UC
Posted onAshley (left) and Margot presented their research…
The lab collects flies and mites in Arizona
Posted onMembers of the Polak/Benoit labs went to Arizona in May to collect flies and mites. Within a couple days of exploring the desert landscape in the Superstition wilderness, we found several active cactus rots, and successfully established lab colonies of both flies and their ectoparasitic […]