Max Plank Institute of Animal Behavior (Konstanz, Germany)
C. elegans has recently emerged as a model for several striking collective behaviours such as aggregation, wurmuration, and towering. Combining the powerful experimental accessibility of this major lab model organism with the knowledge that collective phenomena are widespread and highly relevant for many nematode species, we use quantitative behavior and behavioral ecology approaches to unravel the mechanism and the function of multiple collective behaviours in ecologically relevant nematode groups.
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