Evolutionary history with chronic malnutrition enhances pathogen susceptibility at older ages
Saubhik Sarkar, Biswajit Shit, Joy Bose, Souvik De, Tadeusz J. Kawecki, Imroze Khan
The study shows that chronic juvenile malnutrition in Drosophila leads to improved early-life pathogen tolerance but increased late-life infection susceptibility.
Ecology and Evolution · Apr 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology