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Parasites 🦠🪱🍄🟫 that hijack insects 🐜🪰🐛and induce “zombie behaviors” 🧟♀️🧟♂️ often affect the host’s daily rhythms. But how do they do it? In this npj bts publication @joanadopp.bsky.social and I propose that they co-opt host circadian plasticity 🧠⌚️
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Insect circadian plasticity as a proposed target for the expression of parasite extended phenotypes
npj Biological Timing and Sleep - Insect circadian plasticity as a proposed target for the expression of parasite extended phenotypes