Katy M. Monteith

This study identifies adaptive sickness behaviours in Drosophila by analyzing fine-scale activity patterns during infection, injury, and immune stimulation.

The paper investigates the heritability of primary sex ratios in Lycoriella ingenua, finding evidence for heritable variation but no significant environmental effect.

The paper provides the first direct evidence of transcription from germline-restricted chromosomes (GRCs) in fungus gnats, identifying expressed genes and a horizontally acquired bacterial region.

This study shows that mitochondrial DNA variation influences innate immune responses and infection outcomes in Drosophila by affecting gene expression and immune cell function.

The paper investigates trophic pathogen avoidance in Drosophila melanogaster and finds most lines prefer bacterial pathogens, suggesting dietary preference for protein over carbohydrate rather than pathogen avoidance.

This study shows that mtDNA variation and mitonuclear interactions influence locomotor activity and sleep in Drosophila melanogaster, with sex-specific effects.

This study shows that Drosophila melanogaster larvae do not avoid infectious carcasses, while adult females prefer clean oviposition sites when healthy, highlighting stage-specific infection avoidance behaviors.