Variation in social feeding behavior and interactions among <i>Caenorhabditis</i> nematodes.

ABSTRACT: The ability to respond to complex stimuli and environmental cues is essential for organisms to survive and reproduce. Responding to a wide range of stimuli requires a neuronal network that can integrate cues and execute behavioral responses. Evolution of behaviors occurs ubiquitously in most established ecological niches, even among closely related species. To uncover the genetic and neuronal drivers of evolving behaviors, we have taken advantage of the large and relatively ancient divergence in the Caenorhabditis genus to ask how different Caenorhabditis nematodes respond to environmental stimuli and whether behavioral traits are shared or distinct. Here, we assayed foraging behaviors of twelve members of the Caenorhabditis clade, including members of both the eleg

SUBMITTER: D H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12262687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature