Resource-combining costs of being a diet generalist in the super-generalist protist predator Dictyostelium discoideum
P. M. Shreenidhi, D. A. Brock, R. I. McCabe, J. E. Strassmann, D. C. Queller
This study investigates resource-switching and resource-mixing costs in the protist predator Dictyostelium discoideum, showing growth rate reductions when switching or mixing bacterial prey.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2023 · PreprintEcology