Larval zebrafish minimize energy consumption during hunting via adaptive movement selection

Authors

Thomas Darveniza, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Robert Wong, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Shuyu I Zhu, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Zac Pujic, The University of Queensland
Biao Sun, The University of Queensland
Matthew Levendosky, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Ramesh Agarwal, Washington University in St. Louis
Michael H McCullough, The University of Queensland
Geoffrey J Goodhill, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Publication Date

2-17-2026

Volume

123

Issue

7

First Page

e2513853123

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1073/pnas.2513853123

Rights and Permissions

Darveniza T, Wong R, Zhu SI, Pujic Z, Sun B, Levendosky M, Agarwal R, McCullough MH, Goodhill GJ. Larval zebrafish minimize energy consumption during hunting via adaptive movement selection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Feb 17;123(7):e2513853123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2513853123 Copyright © 2026 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. This article is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0(CC BY-NC-ND).

Recommended Citation

Darveniza, Thomas; Wong, Robert; Zhu, Shuyu I; Pujic, Zac; Sun, Biao; Levendosky, Matthew; Agarwal, Ramesh; McCullough, Michael H; and Goodhill, Geoffrey J, "Larval zebrafish minimize energy consumption during hunting via adaptive movement selection." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 7. e2513853123 (2026).
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/oa_4/6379

Department

ICTS (Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences)

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