Here, we present a Caenorhabditis elegans-specific assay designed to evaluate changes in copper aversion behavior and the ability to locate a common food source, as the organism progresses from a well-fed to starved nutritional state.
Campbell, J. C., Chin-Sang, I. D., Bendena, W. G. A Caenorhabditis elegans Nutritional-status Based Copper Aversion Assay. J. Vis. Exp. (125), e55939, doi:10.3791/55939 (2017).