Regulation of hyperoxia-induced social behaviour in Pristionchus pacificus nematodes requires a novel cilia-mediated environmental input.

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-18019-0

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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

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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 variatio...

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Alleles
Animals
Cilia
Environment
Mutation
Oxidative Stress
Oxygen
Phenotype
Rhabditida
Social Behavior

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