Brooke Zanco

University College London — United Kingdom

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

5h-index131citations13works0.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms(7), Physiological and biochemical adaptations(7), Circadian rhythm and melatonin(4), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(3), Species Distribution and Climate Change(3)

Publications13 total

Short lifespan under dietary cholesterol depletion is associated with gut dysfunction in Drosophila melanogaster females
npj Aging·2026Open Access
Insects are underrepresented across red lists of threatened biodiversity in the Neotropics
Biological Conservation·2025Open Access
Does mother know best? Range-wide narrowing of host preference in <i>Aricia agestis</i> confers fitness benefits but may incur long-term costs
2025Open Access
Nutritional optima for life-history traits vary with temperature and across locally-adapted populations
Journal of Insect Physiology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Dietary sterol depletion is associated with gut dysfunction in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> females
2025Open Access
Fluctuating temperatures exacerbate the effects of nutritional stress during development in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Drosophila melanogaster females prioritise dietary sterols for producing viable eggs
Journal of Insect Physiology·2022· 14 cited
Dietary restriction and lifespan: adaptive reallocation or somatic sacrifice?
FEBS Journal·2022· 20 citedOpen Access
Dietary Restriction And Lifespan: Adaptive Reallocation Or Somatic Sacrifice?
Preprints.org·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
<i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> females prioritise dietary sterols for producing high quality eggs
2021Open Access
A dietary sterol trade-off determines lifespan responses to dietary restriction in Drosophila melanogaster females
eLife·2021· 83 citedOpen Access
Author response: A dietary sterol trade-off determines lifespan responses to dietary restriction in Drosophila melanogaster females
2020Open Access
A dietary sterol trade off determines lifespan responses to dietary restriction in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
2020· 5 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Christen K. Mirth(11), Carla M. Sgrò(10), Matthew D. W. Piper(9), Juliano Morimoto(3), Margo Adler(2), Russell Bonduriansky(2), Lisa Rapley(2), Joshua N. Johnstone(2), Amy Dedman(2), Fiona E. Cockerell(2), M. de Jong(1), Ebba Widman(1), M. Florencia Camus(1), Jon R. Bridle(1), Gabriel Lopes Justino(1), Laura Melissa Guzman(1), Alejandra Echeverri(1), Jorge Ari Noriega(1), Luís Fernando Fávaro(1), Carla M. Sgrò(1)