Mitochondrial background can explain variable costs of immune deployment
M. A. M. Kutzer, B. Cornish, M. Jamieson, O. Zawistowska, K. M. Monteith, P. F. Vale
The paper investigates how mitochondrial variation affects the costs of immune stimulation in Drosophila, finding mitotype-specific effects on lifespan, fecundity, and locomotor activity.
bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2023Evolutionary Biology