Phenotypic plasticity: different teeth for different feasts

Karin Kiontke; David H A Fitch

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2010.07.009

Phenotypic plasticity: different teeth for different feasts

Curr Biol. 2010 Sep 14;20(17):R710-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.07.009.

Authors

Karin Kiontke¹, David H A Fitch

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 20833313
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.07.009

Abstract

A polyphenism in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus involves the development of different feeding structures in response to an environmental cue, providing a genetic model species for investigating ecologically relevant phenotypic plasticity.

MeSH terms

Animals
Feeding Behavior
Nematoda / anatomy & histology
Nematoda / growth & development
Nematoda / physiology*
Phenotype
Tooth*