Variation in Social Feeding Behaviors and Interactions Among <i>Caenorhabditis Nematodes</i>.

ABSTRACT: The ability to respond to stimuli and environmental cues is essential for higher order organisms to survive and reproduce and 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 12 members of the Caenorhabditis clade, including members of both the elegans and japonica a subg

SUBMITTER: Haskell D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12620053 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature