Ecological and evolutive implications of bacterial defences against predators
A Jousset - Environmental microbiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial communities are often heavily consumed by microfaunal predators, such as
protozoa and nematodes. Predation is an important cause of mortality and determines the …
protozoa and nematodes. Predation is an important cause of mortality and determines the …
Blastocystis: past pitfalls and future perspectives
PD Scanlan - Trends in parasitology, 2012 - cell.com
Blastocystis is a genetically heterogeneous protist found in the intestinal tract (IT) of many
vertebrates, and although it is implicated in a variety of human intestinal disorders, data …
vertebrates, and although it is implicated in a variety of human intestinal disorders, data …
Antipredator strategies of pupae: how to avoid predation in an immobile life stage?
C Lindstedt, L Murphy… - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Antipredator strategies of the pupal stage in insects have received little attention in
comparison to larval or adult stages. This is despite the fact that predation risk can be high …
comparison to larval or adult stages. This is despite the fact that predation risk can be high …
Fluctuating temperature leads to evolution of thermal generalism and preadaptation to novel environments
Environmental fluctuations can select for generalism, which is also hypothesized to increase
organisms' ability to invade novel environments. Here, we show that across a range of …
organisms' ability to invade novel environments. Here, we show that across a range of …
Factors determining the dorsal coloration pattern of aposematic salamanders
B Barzaghi, A Melotto, P Cogliati, R Manenti… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Aposematic bright colors have a key role for animal defense and can be expressed through
metabolic production or by acquiring pigments from diet. Aposematic coloration can be …
metabolic production or by acquiring pigments from diet. Aposematic coloration can be …
Effects of predation on real‐time host–parasite coevolutionary dynamics
VP Friman, A Buckling - Ecology letters, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of community complexity on pairwise coevolutionary dynamics is theoretically
dependent on the extent to which species evolve generalised or specialised adaptations to …
dependent on the extent to which species evolve generalised or specialised adaptations to …
Insect immunity: oral exposure to a bacterial pathogen elicits free radical response and protects from a recurring infection
Background Previous exposure to a pathogen can help organisms cope with recurring
infection. This is widely recognised in vertebrates, but increasing occasions are also being …
infection. This is widely recognised in vertebrates, but increasing occasions are also being …
Parasites and competitors suppress bacterial pathogen synergistically due to evolutionary trade-offs
X Wang, Z Wei, M Li, X Wang, A Shan, X Mei… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Parasites and competitors are important for regulating pathogen densities and subsequent
disease dynamics. It is, however, unclear to what extent this is driven by ecological and …
disease dynamics. It is, however, unclear to what extent this is driven by ecological and …
Virulence evolution of pathogens that can grow in reservoir environments
Many pathogens reside in environmental reservoirs within which they can reproduce and
from which they can infect hosts. These facultative pathogens experience different selective …
from which they can infect hosts. These facultative pathogens experience different selective …
Direction and strength of selection by predators for the color of the aposematic wood tiger moth
C Lindstedt, H Eager, E Ihalainen… - Behavioral …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Conventionally, predation is assumed to select for conspicuousness and uniformity of
warning signals in aposematic (ie, chemically defended and warning signaling) prey …
warning signals in aposematic (ie, chemically defended and warning signaling) prey …