Rankin Catharine H
Department of Psychology and Brain Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Curr Biol. 2005 May 24;15(10):R374-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.05.005.
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is able to use tastes, smells and temperature to locate food. New data show that worms can also detect the level of oxygen in the environment and migrate towards an oxygen level associated with food.
线虫秀丽隐杆线虫能够利用味觉、嗅觉和温度来定位食物。新数据表明,线虫还能检测环境中的氧气水平,并朝着与食物相关的氧气水平迁移。