Evidence for natural selection shaping the evolution of collective behavior among global Caenorhabditis elegans populations
Youn Jae Kang, Antonio Carlos Costa, Ryan Greenway, Priyanka Shrestha, Assaf Pertzelan, André EX Brown, Siyu Serena Ding
The paper examines global variation in C. elegans aggregation behavior, finding elevation-driven differences and evidence for natural selection shaping this collective behavior.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology