Digestive process of the raptorial feeder ciliate Litonotus lamella (Rabdophora, Litostomatea) visualized by fluorescence microscopy

Micron

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 447-451

  Verni, Franco ^a   Gualtieri, Paolo ^b  

^a Dip Etologia Ecologia Evoluzione   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; Ciliate; Interspecific interaction; Litonotus; Predator; Prey; Raptorial feeder

Indexed keywords

LITONOTUS LAMELLA;

EID: 0031405843     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(97)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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