Do phototactic ciliates make use of directional antennas to track the direction of light?

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 244-253

  Kuhlmann, Hans Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell organelles; Ciliates; Life cycle; Orientation; Phototaxis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031726174     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(98)80050-3     Document Type: Article

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