Phototactic orientation mechanism in the ciliate Fabrea salina, as inferred from numerical simulations

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 185-193

  Marangoni, Roberto ^a   Preosti, Gianfranco ^b   Colombetti, Giuliano ^c  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biased random walk; Fabrea salina; Orientation mechanism; Phototaxis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POPULATION; CILIATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FABREA SALINA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

CILIOPHORA; FABREA; FABREA SALINA; PROTOZOA; SALINA;

EID: 0034101721     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(00)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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