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Brooke Zanco

University College LondonORCID 0000-0001-7112-8640Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Carla M. SgròiD· 1 shared Christen Kerry MirthiD· 1 shared Ebba Widman· 1 shared Jon R. BridleiD· 1 shared M. Florencia CamusiD· 1 shared Maaike de Jong· 1 shared Matthew D. W. PiperiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 4, 2025

Does mother know best? Range-wide narrowing of host preference in Aricia agestis confers fitness benefits but may incur long-term costs

Brooke Zanco, Maaike de Jong, Ebba Widman…·Jon R. Bridle

This study shows that the UK Brown Argus butterfly's shift in host preference to Geranium molle confers short-term fitness benefits but may lead to long-term population vulnerability under future climate conditions.

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non-human primateexperimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 11, 2025

Dietary sterol depletion is associated with gut dysfunction in Drosophila melanogaster females

Brooke Zanco, Christen Kerry Mirth, Carla M. Sgrò, Matthew D. W. Piper

This study shows that low sterol diets in Drosophila melanogaster females lead to gut dysfunction and reduced lifespan.

DOI 10.1101/2025.02.11.637748

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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