Open AccessMosquitoes Trade Fertility for Immune Defense against Malaria
Author(s) -
Caitlin Sedwick
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002256
Subject(s) - biology , anopheles gambiae , malaria , fertility , anopheles , parasite hosting , plasmodium (life cycle) , immunity , immune system , zoology , ecology , evolutionary biology , immunology , population , environmental health , world wide web , computer science , medicine
A study of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes shows that a molecule involved in defense against the malaria parasite also plays a role in male fertility, identifying a potential evolutionary trade-off between immunity and reproductive fitness. Read the Research Article.
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