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| Thierry LefevreSummaryAffiliation: Emory University Country: USA Publications
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Defence strategies against a parasitoid wasp in Drosophila: fight or flight?Thierry Lefevre
Biology Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Biol Lett 8:230-3. 2012..Our findings suggest that D. melanogaster relies more heavily on behavioural avoidance as defence against wasp parasitism than D. simulans, and that this may compensate for a lack of physiological defence...- Behavioural resistance against a protozoan parasite in the monarch butterflyThierry Lefevre
Biology Department, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
J Anim Ecol 81:70-9. 2012..Thus, our study indicates that an inclusive fitness approach should be adopted to study behavioural defences against parasites... - Evidence for trans-generational medication in natureThierry Lefevre
Biology Department, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Ecol Lett 13:1485-93. 2010..Our results provide evidence that infected animals may indeed use medicine as a defence against parasites, and that such medication may target an individual's offspring rather than the individual itself... - Genetic variation in resistance, but not tolerance, to a protozoan parasite in the monarch butterflyThierry Lefevre
Biology Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Proc Biol Sci 278:751-9. 2011..However, we found no genetic variation in tolerance. This may indicate that all butterflies in our studied population have evolved maximum tolerance, as predicted by some theoretical models... - Beer consumption increases human attractiveness to malaria mosquitoesThierry Lefevre
Génétique et Evolution des Maladies Infectieuses, UMR CNRS IRD 2724, Montpellier, France
PLoS ONE 5:e9546. 2010..Our aim was to ascertain the effect of beer consumption on human attractiveness to malaria mosquitoes in semi field conditions in Burkina Faso... - Beyond nature and nurture: phenotypic plasticity in blood-feeding behavior of Anopheles gambiae s.s. when humans are not readily accessibleThierry Lefevre
Génétique et Evolution des Maladies Infectieuses, Montpellier, France
Am J Trop Med Hyg 81:1023-9. 2009..This paradox can be interpreted as the evolution of a plastic strategy of feeding behavior in this field population of An. gambiae because of the greater accessibility of readily available, although less-preferred, hosts... - Evolutionary lability of odour-mediated host preference by the malaria vector Anopheles gambiaeThierry Lefevre
Génétique et Evolution des Maladies Infectieuses, UMR CNRS IRD 2724, Montpellier, France
Trop Med Int Health 14:228-36. 2009..gambiae s.s. must be carefully interpreted and refer to populations rather than the whole sibling species... - A virulent parasite can provide protection against a lethal parasitoidEleanore D Sternberg
Biology Department, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Infect Genet Evol 11:399-406. 2011..We emphasize the importance of considering infection in an ecological context, including the presence of competing parasites... - Invasion of the body snatchers: the diversity and evolution of manipulative strategies in host-parasite interactionsThierry Lefevre
Génétique et Evolution des Maladies Infectieuses, UMR CNRS IRD 2724, Montpellier, France
Adv Parasitol 68:45-83. 2009..Changes in host behaviour that decrease the fitness costs of infection could be selected for, even if these changes also benefit the parasite... - Infection and body odours: evolutionary and medical perspectivesFranck Prugnolle
GEMI, UMR CNRS IRD 2724, IRD, 911 av Agropolis BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Infect Genet Evol 9:1006-9. 2009.... - Exploiting host compensatory responses: the 'must' of manipulation?Thierry Lefevre
Génétique et Evolution des Maladies Infectieuses, UMR CNRS IRD 2724, 911 av Agropolis BP 64501 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Trends Parasitol 24:435-9. 2008..It is proposed that certain parasites affect fitness-related traits in their hosts to trigger host compensatory responses because these responses can meet the transmission objectives of parasites... - Virulence and resistance in malaria: who drives the outcome of the infection?Thierry Lefevre
Génétique et Evolution des Maladies Infectieuses, UMR CNRS IRD 2724, IRD, 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Trends Parasitol 23:299-302. 2007..These findings are a major contribution to the emerging debate on the pros and cons of a coevolutionary approach of virulence evolution; they also hold great potential for more effective control strategies... - Behind the scene, something else is pulling the strings: emphasizing parasitic manipulation in vector-borne diseasesThierry Lefevre
GEMI, UMR CNRS IRD 2724, IRD, 911, av Agropolis BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Infect Genet Evol 8:504-19. 2008..Introducing the parasitic manipulation concept into vector-borne diseases clearly highlights fruitful avenues not only for fundamental research, but also for developing strategies for disease control... - Malaria Plasmodium agent induces alteration in the head proteome of their Anopheles mosquito hostThierry Lefevre
GEMI, UMR CNRS IRD 2724, IRD, Montpellier, France
Proteomics 7:1908-15. 2007..Discovery of these proteins sheds light on potential molecular mechanisms that underlie behavioural modifications and offers new insights into the study of intimate interactions between Plasmodium and its Anopheles vector...