Diet-induced plasticity of life-history traits and gene expression in outbred Drosophila melanogaster population
A. Mudunuri, M. Chandrakanth, S. Khan, C. Sura, N. Kumar, S. Tung
This study examines how different macronutrient diets affect life-history traits and gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster, finding that carbohydrate-reduced diets accelerate development and reproduction while high carbohydrate diets reduce lifespan.
bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology