Henrik Krehenwinkel

A CRISPR‐Based Rapid Detection Assay for Crayfish Plague ( Aphanomyces astaci ) From Environmental Samples

Crayfish plague, caused by Aphanomyces astaci (Aa), is an infectious disease invasive in Europe, where its rapid spread has resulted in sharp declines of native crayfish species. Monitoring currently relies on a highly sensitive, but costly and time-consuming qPCR approach. Here,...

Crossing experiments suggest a simple genetic basis of complex male self-sacrifice phenotypes in widow spiders

Abstract Sexual cannibalism is among the most extreme outcomes of sexual conflict, and the Australian widow spider Latrodectus hasselti is well known for this behaviour. Curiously, males of L. hasselti actively facilitate cannibalism through self-sacrificial mating traits. During...