Chronic parasites

Chronic parasites shorten lifespan in silico.

“Chronic parasites that reduce worker productivity can drive the evolution of shorter lifespan in workers, but not in queens.”

In silicoModelled evolutionary response in workers to parasites that reduce worker productivity

Social immunity as a driver of life-history evolution in eusocial species

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)·10 Apr 2026Preprint