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Tessa Batterton

University of Virginia

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Amanda Kyle GibsoniD· 2 shared Neha Channamraju· 2 shared Allyson MotteriD· 1 shared Anne Nicole Janisch· 1 shared Ean Huang· 1 shared Hongyi ShuiiD· 1 shared Juliana JiranekiD· 1 shared Linyao PengiD· 1 shared

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Defense against parasites covaries with reproductive timing, not with resistance

Amanda Kyle Gibson, Linyao Peng, Tessa Batterton, Neha Channamraju, Victoria K. Feist, Sarah Dede Hesse, Anne Nicole Janisch, Hongyi Shui

This study identifies reproductive timing as a key trait covarying with defense against parasites in C. elegans, rather than resistance.

PLoS Pathogens · Jul 9, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Diet alters epidemic size and timing in a trophically-transmitted parasite

Juliana Jiranek, Allyson Motter, Neha Channamraju, Ean Huang, Tessa Batterton, Amanda Kyle Gibson

The paper investigates how diet affects parasite transmission and epidemic dynamics in nematodes, finding that high-quality diets increase parasite abundance during epidemics despite similar fitness reductions across diets.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2026 · PreprintEcology