Pedro F. Vale

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

The paper uses dynamical statistical indicators of locomotor activity in Drosophila to predict infection-related mortality with high accuracy using a Random Forest model.

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.