Genetics of phototaxis in a model eukaryote, Dictyostelium discoideum

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 397-407

  Fisher, Paul R ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0031149989     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190507     Document Type: Review

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