The sicker sex is plastic: Thermal plasticity determines sex biases in pathogen transmission
Nathan J. Butterworth, Jared Lush, Kerri J. Moore, Matthew D. Hall
The paper investigates how thermal plasticity influences sex biases in pathogen transmission using Daphnia magna and Pasteuria ramosa, finding male- and female-biased transmission at different temperatures.
Ecology · Nov 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology