Slug Research Update with Dr. Luong
We are delighted to catch up with Dr. Lien Luong, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, to get an update on her research on slugs and on "the Ecology of Fear" and how diverse farming systems might enhance this natural pest control phenomenon. In the episode we mention Dr. Luong's research paper and she linked us up with several more- here are the references: Koprivnikar J, Weinstein SB, Luong LT and Buck JC (2021) Editorial: Ecology and Evolution of Non-Consumptive Effects in Host-Parasite Interactions. Front. Ecol. Evol. 9:779102. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.779102/full Horn, C.J., Mierzejewski M.K., Elahi M.E., Luong, L.T. (2020) Extending the ecology of fear: Parasite-mediated sexual selection drives host response to parasites. Physiology and Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113041 Mierzejewski MK, Horn CJ, Luong LT (2019). Ecology of fear: environment dependent parasite avoidance among ovipositing Drosophila. Parasitology 146, 1564–1570. https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0031182019000854 Horn CJ, Luong LT (2018). Proximity to parasites reduces host fitness independent of infection in a Drosophila–Macrocheles system. Parasitology 145, 1564–1569. https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0031182018000379 Our theme music was composed and performed by Heather's son Callum, and the challenging job of audio editing done by the uber-talented Laura Eccleston.