The caterpillar Manduca sexta brain shows changes in gene expression and protein abundance correlating with parasitic manipulation of behaviour

Abstract The parasitic wasp, Cotesia congregata, manipulates the behaviour of its host, the caterpillar Manduca sexta. The female wasp injects her eggs and a symbiotic virus (i.e. bracovirus, CcBV) into the body of its host. The host’s behaviour remains unchanged until the wasps exit the caterpillar...

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Main Authors: McMillan LEM, Herbison RH, Biron DG, A Barkhouse, DW Miller, N Raun, Adamo SA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82506-4
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