The Natural History of Model Organisms: New opportunities at the wild frontier
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Scientists know a great deal about model organisms as diverse as Arabidopsis thaliana and the zebrafish, but there is still a lot to learn about their life and biology in the wild, including the way that their behaviours are shaped by habitat, their predator-prey relationships, their ability to adapt to different environmental conditions, and the genetic basis for this adaptability.
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The Natural History of Model Organisms: New opportunities at the wild frontier
eLife 4:e06956.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06956