The predation of Litonotus on Euplotes: A two step cell-cell recognition process

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-208

  Ricci, Nicola ^a   Morelli, Andrea ^a   Verni, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cell recognition; Euplotes; Litonotus; predation; T maze

Indexed keywords

EUPLOTES; LITONOTUS;

EID: 0029907596     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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