Polymodal sensory perception of mechanical and chemical cues drives robust settlement and metamorphosis of a marine pre-vertebrate zooplanktonic larva.
Jørgen Høyer, Kushal Kolar, Athira Athira, Meike van den Burgh, Daniel Christiaan Dondorp, Zonglai Liang, Marios Chatzigeorgiou
This study identifies polymodal sensory cells and neuronal sub-populations in Ciona intestinalis larvae that mediate settlement and metamorphosis in response to mechanical and chemical cues.
Current Biology · Feb 8, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience