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.
Comprendre le fonctionnement des organismes vivants, telle est l’ambition du Centre de biologie intégrative (CBI), à Toulouse. Pour atteindre cet objectif, le CBI développe des approches multidisciplinaires, multi-échelles des molécules isolées aux organismes entiers et aux sociétés animales, et utilise de nombreux organismes modèles, des bactéries à l'homme.
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