ZoologybioRxivPreprint
Feeding the host reshapes virulence: nonlinear scaling in a microsporidian pathogen.
Charlotte Carrier‐Belleau, Michael Officer, Niamh McCartan…·Pepijn Luijckx
The paper shows that food availability non-linearly affects host and pathogen traits in a Daphnia magna-Ordospora colligata system, with host fecundity increasing and virulence peaking at intermediate resource levels.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.26.714583