Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Excessive feeding induces development of a colony-like body plan in paratomous flatworms
Ludwik Gąsiorowski, Monika Sysiak, Denise Klinkenbuß, Katarzyna Tratkiewicz
This study shows that excessive feeding in flatworms leads to the formation of colony-like body plans through changes in growth rates, without requiring new developmental programs or adaptive benefits.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.05.742992