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The Combined Effects of Bacterial Symbionts and Aging on Life History Traits in the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum by Laughton, Alice M, Fan, Maretta H, Gerardo, Nicole M

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The ontogeny of immunity in the honey bee, Apis mellifera L. following an immune challenge by Laughton, Alice M, Boots, Michael, Siva-Jothy, Michael T

“…[Display omitted] ► Larval bees have lower levels of immunity (phenoloxidase) than adults. ► Phenoloxidase activity increases with age in adult worker bees. ►…”
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The influence of symbiotic bacteria on reproductive strategies and wing polyphenism in pea aphids responding to stress by Reyes, Miguel L., Laughton, Alice M., Parker, Benjamin J., Wichmann, Hannah, Fan, Maretta, Sok, Daniel, Hrček, Jan, Acevedo, Tarik, Gerardo, Nicole M., Cotter, Sheena

“…Environmental stressors can be key drivers of phenotypes, including reproductive strategies and morphological traits. The response to stress may be altered by…”
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Exposure to bacterial signals does not alter pea aphids' survival upon a second challenge or investment in production of winged offspring by ter Braak, Bas, Laughton, Alice M, Altincicek, Boran, Parker, Benjamin J, Gerardo, Nicole M

“…Pea aphids have an obligate nutritional symbiosis with the bacteria Buchneraaphidicola and frequently also harbor one or more facultative symbionts. Aphids are…”
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Non-immunological defense in an evolutionary framework by Parker, Benjamin J., Barribeau, Seth M., Laughton, Alice M., de Roode, Jacobus C., Gerardo, Nicole M.

“…After parasite infection, invertebrates activate immune system-based defenses such as encapsulation and the signaling pathways of the innate immune system…”
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Responses to a warming world: Integrating life history, immune investment, and pathogen resistance in a model insect species by Laughton, Alice M., O'Connor, Cian O., Knell, Robert J.

“…Environmental temperature has important effects on the physiology and life history of ectothermic animals, including investment in the immune system and the…”
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Condition-dependent alteration of cellular immunity by secondary symbionts in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum by Laughton, Alice M., Garcia, Justine R., Gerardo, Nicole M.

“…[Display omitted] •Compared the effects of secondary symbionts on a range of host immune responses.•Found variation in host immune responses based on secondary…”
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Maternal pathogen exposure causes diet‐ and pathogen‐specific transgenerational costs by Littlefair, Joanne E., Laughton, Alice M., Knell, Robert J.

“…Transgenerational effects, whereby the environment experienced by a parent leads to an altered offspring phenotype, have now been described in a variety of…”
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Characterisation of immune responses in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum by Laughton, Alice M, Garcia, Justine R, Altincicek, Boran, Strand, Michael R, Gerardo, Nicole M

“…[Display omitted] ► Pea aphids have three haemocyte types: prohaemocytes, granulocytes and oenocytoids. ► Prohaemocyte numbers increase immediately after an…”
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Life-history strategy determines constraints on immune function by Parker, Benjamin J., Barribeau, Seth M., Laughton, Alice M., Griffin, Lynn H., Gerardo, Nicole M.

“…1. Determining the factors governing investment in immunity is critical to understanding host-pathogen ecological and evolutionary dynamics. Studies often…”
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Warming at the population level: Effects on age structure, density, and generation cycles by Laughton, Alice M., Knell, Robert J.

“…The impact of climate change on strongly age‐structured populations is poorly understood, despite the central role of temperature in determining developmental…”
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A standardised protocol for measuring phenoloxidase and prophenoloxidase in the honey bee, Apis mellifera by Laughton, Alice M., Siva-Jothy, Michael T.

“…The prophenoloxidase activating system (ProPO-AS) is an integral part of the constitutive innate immune response in insects, the products of which are commonly…”
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Escherichia coli K-12 pathogenicity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, reveals reduced antibacterial defense in aphids by Altincicek, Boran, ter Braak, Bas, Laughton, Alice M., Udekwu, Klas I., Gerardo, Nicole M.

“…To better understand the molecular basis underlying aphid immune tolerance to beneficial bacteria and immune defense to pathogenic bacteria, we characterized…”
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Exposure to Bacterial Signals Does Not Alter Pea Aphids Survival upon a Second Challenge or Investment in Production of Winged Offspring: e73600 by Braak, Bas ter, Laughton, Alice M, Altincicek, Boran, Parker, Benjamin J, Gerardo, Nicole M

“…Pea aphids have an obligate nutritional symbiosis with the bacteria Buchnera aphidicola and frequently also harbor one or more facultative symbionts. Aphids…”
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