Rapid Evolution of Parasite Resistance via Improved Recognition and Accelerated Immune Activation and Deactivation
A. K. Hund, L. E. Fuess, M. L. Kenney, M. F. Maciejewski, J. M. Marini, K. C. Shim, D. I. Bolnick
This study investigates how three threespine stickleback populations differ in their immune response to a tapeworm, finding that resistant populations recognize the parasite, activate fibrosis faster, and attenuate it more effectively than susceptible populations.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology