The microbiota influences the Drosophila melanogaster life history strategy
A. W. Walters, M. K. Matthews, R. C. Hughes, J. Malcolm, S. Rudman, P. D. Newell, A. E. Douglas, P. S. Schmidt, J. Chaston
This study shows that microbiota in Drosophila melanogaster influences life history strategies, overriding host genetic adaptations in some cases.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology