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Regulation of hyperoxia-induced social behaviour in Pristionchus pacificus nematodes requires a novel cilia-mediated environmental input.
Scientific reports - 14 Dec 2017
Moreno Eduardo, Sieriebriennikov Bogdan, Witte Hanh, Rödelsperger Christian, Lightfoot James W, Sommer Ralf J
Abstract excerpt
Social behaviours are frequently utilised for defence and stress avoidance in nature. Both Caenorhabditis elegans and Pristionchus pacificus nematodes display social behaviours including clumping and bordering, to avoid hyperoxic stress conditions. Additionally, both species show natural variation in social behaviours with "social" and "solitary" strains. While the single solitary C. elegans N2 strain has evolved...
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