Phenotypic plasticity: different teeth for different feasts.
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.
Kiontke
Karin
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Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. kk52@nyu.edu
Fitch
David H A
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D000818:Animals; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D014070:Tooth