ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2017
Experimental evolution of insect immune memory versus pathogen resistance.
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- Experimental evolution of insect immune memory versus pathogen resistance.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2017Article
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Abstract
Under strong pathogen pressure, insects often evolve resistance to infection. Many insects are also protected via immune memory (immune priming), whereby sublethal exposure to a pathogen enhances survival after secondary infection. Theory predicts that immune memory should evolve when the pathogen is highly virulent, or when pathogen exposure is relatively rare. However, there are no empirical tests of these hypotheses, and the adaptive benefits of immune memory relative to direct resistance against a pathogen are poorly understood. To determine the selective pressures and ecological conditions that shape immune evolution, we imposed strong pathogen selection on flour beetle (
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