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Mating pheromone in worms also act as a cue for hibernation

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London, July 25 -- Worms not only use pheromones to send mating signals to each other, but as it turns out, they use it the complex chemical code as a cur for hibernation as well.

The scientists from the University of Florida, Cornell University, the California Institute of Technology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture focussed their study on the tiny worm Caenorhabditis elegans.

While at lower levels, the pheromone directs the male C. elegans to mate with its partner, but in case the worm population grows and the food supply falls, it leads to an increase in the chemical signal and the cue changes from mate to ...

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