Microplastics Disrupt Predator-Induced Plasticity in Daphnia across Behavioral, Morphological and Molecular Levels
Julian Brehm, Marco M. Rupprecht, Michael Schwarzer, Luca Liprandi, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Lucia Stuhr, Leon Gasteiger, Lea Bek, Julia Umbach, Jana K Koch, Leon Gröschel, Matthias Schott, Daniel Wagner, Andreas Roempp, Seema Agarwal, , Christian Laforsch
This study shows microplastics impair predator-induced defenses in Daphnia across behavioral, morphological, and molecular levels by disrupting kairomone-mediated plasticity.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2026 · PreprintZoology