Sickness behaviour
- The parasitic wasp Cotesia congregata uses multiple mechanisms to control host (Manduca sexta) behaviour
Summary: The parasitic wasp Cotesia congregata numbs the skin of its host, the caterpillar Manduca sexta, and suppresses host feeding. These manipulations prevent the host from attacking the parasite.
- Body temperature changes during simulated bacterial infection in a songbird: fever at night and hypothermia during the day
Summary: Circadian variation in body temperature is associated with (mimicked) infection; small songbirds may balance fever responses depending on their metabolic status.