Body size change in various nematodes depending on bacterial food, sex and growth temperature.
We previously reported significant body size change in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, depending on the food strain of E. coli. Here, we examined this body size change in 11 other nematode species as well, and found that it is common to most of these nematodes. Furthermore, this food-dependent body size change is influenced by sex and growth temperature.
Department of Applied Life Science; Sojo University; Ikeda, Kumamoto, Japan.
Shuhei
S
So
Yohei
Y
Garan
Kohji
K
Miyahara
Yasumi
Y
Ohshima
body size; food; nematode; sexual dimorphism; temperature-size rule