No trade-off between learning ability and parasitoid resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_A1F9EBF278A9
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
No trade-off between learning ability and parasitoid resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.
Journal
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Author(s)
Kolss M., Kraaijeveld A.R., Mery F., Kawecki T.J.
ISSN
1010-061X[print], 1010-061X[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2006
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
19
Number
4
Pages
1359-1363
Language
english
Abstract
Learning ability and immunity to parasites are linked at the physiological level in several insect species. The aim of this work was to investigate the relationship between learning and immunity at an evolutionary level. We tested whether selection for improved learning ability in Drosophila melanogaster led to changes in parasitoid resistance as a correlated response. Similarly, we assayed whether selection for better parasitoid resistance led to a change in learning ability. There was no significant difference between selected and control lines in either case; the estimated confidence intervals for the differences indicate that a trade-off relationship is unlikely.
Keywords
Animals, Drosophila melanogaster/genetics, Drosophila melanogaster/immunology, Host-Parasite Interactions, Learning, Selection, Genetic
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Create date
19/11/2007 11:43
Last modification date
20/08/2019 16:08
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