Loss of the vitellogenins confers a fitness disadvantage but does not impact brood size in C. elegans

2025/08/05 by Monica M Macharios, Yasmine D. Hernandez, Peter C. Breen +1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · Veterinary · #Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies #Avian ecology and behavior #Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species

paper · doi:10.17912/micropub.biology.001789

openalex publication_date 2025/08/05 · openalex created_date 2025/09/30 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

animals. This strain offers a new model for studying how vitellogenesis impacts reproductive and organismal fitness.

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