Physical characterization of gravitaxis in Euglena gracilis

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 338-343

  Lebert, Michael ^a   Porst, Markus ^a   Richter, Peter ^a   Häder, Donat Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Euglena gracilis; Gravitaxis; Integration period; Specific density

Indexed keywords

EUGLENA GRACILIS;

EID: 0032834628     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(99)80114-X     Document Type: Article

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