title: Mosquitoes Trade Fertility for Immune Defense against Malaria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Freelance Science Writer, San Diego, California, United States of America.
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sedwick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000276:immunology; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism; D013737:Testis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; C544265:TEP1 protein, Anopheles gambiae