Predator-prey interactions: Strategic biting

Itamar Lev; Manuel Zimmer

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.026

Predator-prey interactions: Strategic biting

Curr Biol. 2022 Apr 25;32(8):R367-R370. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.026.

Authors

Itamar Lev¹, Manuel Zimmer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience and Developmental Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Neuroscience and Developmental Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria; Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter, Campus-Vienna-Biocenter (VBC) 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 35472425
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.026

Abstract

The nematode Pristionchus pacificus occasionally encounters other nematode species that compete for similar resources. A new study shows that P. pacificus perform an aggressive patrolling and biting behavior to expel adult Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes from food patches.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans
Nematoda*