Frida Ben‐Ami

Counterproductive: coinfection of a water flea by a fungus and a microsporidium reduces the reproductive outputs of all parties.

This study shows that coinfection of water fleas by a fungus and a microsporidium reduces the reproductive outputs of all parties, with virulence expressed through host mortality and reduced fecundity.

Light pollution affects the behavior and life history traits of aquatic invertebrates

This study investigates how artificial light at night (ALAN) affects life history traits and behavior in rotifers, finding species-specific responses to different light wavelengths.

The legacy of past heatwaves on 'off-host' parasite stages: Reduced infection risk and costs in the Daphnia-Pasteuria system

The study examines how heatwaves affect the infectivity and host response to Pasteuria ramosa spores, finding reduced infectivity and genotype-specific host effects.

Threes a crowd: The relationship among endoparasites, an epibiont and their Daphnia host

This study examines the interactions between endoparasites, an epibiont, and their Daphnia host, finding that epibiont attachment and parasite infection intensity vary with host infection status and that endoparasites negatively impact host survival and reproduction.

Transcriptomic landscape reveals immunity related trade-offs in an invertebrate-fungal host-parasite system

The paper examines immune responses and life-history trade-offs in a Daphnia magna - Metschnikowia bicuspidata host-parasite system using transcriptomics and life-history trait measurements.

Decoding host responses: How a freshwater invertebrate defends against a parasitic bacterium

This study investigates the immune response of Daphnia magna to the parasitic bacterium Pasteuria ramosa, revealing key immune genes and pathways involved in host defense and parasite restriction.