#waterfleas — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #waterfleas, aggregated by home.social.
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Researchers reveal how genetically identical #WaterFleas develop into different sexes https://phys.org/news/2024-05-reveal-genetically-identical-fleas-sexes.html paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-59774-1
"#Daphnia are tiny #crustaceans, or water fleas, that are extremely adaptable to their environment. This is due to their remarkable phenotypic plasticity, i.e., their ability to change their form or behavior despite their genetic makeup remaining unchanged. Even male and female Daphnia are genetically identical."
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How #ClimateChange is causing a communication breakdown in the animal world https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-is-causing-a-communication-breakdown-in-the-animal-world-207947
Becoming nose-blind—Climate change impacts on chemical communication: Christina Roggatz et al. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.16209
"#Ants are struggling to follow trails, as warming causes a pheromone they use to communicate to decay. #WaterFleas are finding it harder to evade predators as CO₂ levels rise. In #CoralReefs, the colourful #damselfish are losing their ability to learn who their #predators are."