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Rafaela A. Almeida

KU LeuvenORCID 0000-0002-5228-9091Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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

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Kiani Cuypers· 2 shared Luc De MeesteriD· 2 shared Maxime FajgenblatiD· 2 shared Alice BoudryiD· 1 shared Edwin van den Berg· 1 shared Ellen DecaesteckeriD· 1 shared Emma GouwyiD· 1 shared Isabel VanoverbergheiD· 1 shared

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EcologybioRxivPreprintNov 30, 2025

Eco-evolutionary feedback to a pesticide worsens the impact of a pesticide switch in a pivotal freshwater non-target species

Rafaela A. Almeida, Maxime Fajgenblat, Pieter Lemmens…·Luc De Meester

The paper shows that exposure to chlorpyrifos in Daphnia magna leads to rapid evolutionary changes that worsen the impact of subsequent pesticide exposure.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.30.691396

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologyEvolution LettersPeer-reviewedMay 31, 2025

Rapid temporal adaptation structures tolerance to toxic cyanobacteria in a natural population of the water flea Daphnia.

Maxime Fajgenblat, Emma Gouwy, Manon Coone…·Ellen Decaestecker

The paper tests whether Daphnia magna can adapt within a growing season to changes in Microcystis strains, finding higher survival when exposed to strains from the same time point.

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Drosophilaexperimental assay

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