Amanda Kyle Gibson

From manual counting to YOLO: Using computer vision to automate large-scale fecundity assays in C. elegans

This paper develops a computer vision approach using YOLO models to automate fecundity assays in C. elegans, achieving high accuracy and reducing human bias compared to manual counting.

Defense against parasites covaries with reproductive timing, not with resistance

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

Temperature alters specificity in a host-parasite interaction

The study tests how temperature affects host-parasite specificity in Meloidogyne arenaria and Pasteuria penetrans, finding temperature-dependent changes in infection outcomes.

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

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.

Juvenile hosts and natal dispersers are protected in the early stages of epidemics

The paper shows that younger hosts have lower parasite prevalence and that dispersing juveniles are less infected during early epidemic stages in C. elegans.

Host avoidance and resistance vary independently and are specific to parasite genotype

This study separates avoidance and resistance in C. elegans against S. marcescens and finds no correlation between them, suggesting independent covariation and genetic specificity.