Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits
Gueniz Goze Eren, Leonard Böger, Marianne Roca, Fumie Hiramatsu, Jun Liu, Luis Alvarez, Desiree L. Goetting, Lewis A. Cockram, Nurit Zorn, Ziduan Han, Misako Okumura, Monika Scholz, James W. Lightfoot
The paper identifies evolutionary adaptations in noradrenergic circuits that enable predatory aggression in Pristionchus pacificus using machine learning.
Nature · Jan 21, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition