High nutritional conditions influence feeding plasticity in Pristionchus pacificus and render worms non-predatory
Veysi Piskobulu, Marina Athanasouli, Hanh Witte, Christian Feldhaus, Adrian Streit, Ralf J. Sommer
This study shows that high nutritional conditions, particularly glucose, induce non-predatory mouth-form polyphenism in Pristionchus pacificus through fatty acid synthesis and beta-oxidation pathways.
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution · Jan 16, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology