Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaAnimalsPredatory BehaviorFeeding BehaviorNematodaBiological Evolution
Evolution of sensory systems underlies the emergence of predatory feeding behaviors in nematodes.
Marianne Roca, Güniz Göze Eren, Leonard Böger, Olena Didenko, Wen-Sui Lo, Monika Scholz, James W Lightfoot
Published: 202610.1073/pnas.2514172123
Abstract
Understanding how animal behavior evolves remains a major challenge, with few studies linking genetic changes to differences in neural function and behavior across species. Here, we identify specific sensory adaptations associated with the emergence…
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