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Z. Benefield

Illinois State University

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Assay:behavioral assay· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:synaptic & neural circuits· 1

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A. G. Vidal-Gadea· 2 shared W. Stein· 2 shared A. Ahlert· 1 shared Aalimah Akinosho· 1 shared C. Bainbridge· 1 shared J. McDonald· 1 shared N. Armstrong· 1 shared X. Dai· 1 shared

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Born on Mars: Multigenerational phenotypic change in Caenorhabditis elegans under Martian analog gravity and hypomagnetic fields

Aalimah Akinosho, N. Armstrong, Z. Benefield, X. Dai, W. Stein, A. G. Vidal-Gadea

This study examines transgenerational effects of Martian analog gravity and hypomagnetic fields on C. elegans, finding progressive impairments and increased phenotypic variability across generations.

Scientific Reports · Nov 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Unbiased analysis of C. elegans behavior reveals the use of distinct turning strategies during magneticorientation

C. Bainbridge, J. McDonald, A. Ahlert, Z. Benefield, W. Stein, A. G. Vidal-Gadea

This study identifies two distinct turning strategies in C. elegans for magnetic orientation, contrasting with strategies for graded stimuli.

bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2019 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition