The genetic basis of natural variation in a phoretic behavior
Nematodes use a characteristic set of movements, called nictation, to hitchhike on more mobile animals. Here, Lee et al. identify a genetic locus in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that underlies nictation and contributes to successful hitchhiking, but at expense of reduced offspring production.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Daehan Lee,
Heeseung Yang,
Jun Kim,
Shannon Brady,
Stefan Zdraljevic,
Mostafa Zamanian,
Heekyeong Kim,
Young-ki Paik,
Leonid Kruglyak,
Erik C. Andersen,
Junho Lee |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00386-x
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