Infection of Coscinodiscus spp. by the parasitoid nanoflagellate Pirsonia diadema: I. Behavioural studies on the infection process

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 791-804

  Kühn, Stefanie F ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIRSONIA DIADEMA; COSCINODISCUS GRANII; COSCINODISCUS WAILESII;

BEHAVIOUR; DIATOM; DIATOMS; INFECTION PROCESS; NANOFLAGELLATE; PARASITISM; PARASITOID; SWIMMING BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0030616374     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.7.791     Document Type: Article

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