Rhythmic sensitization of nematocyst discharge in response to vibrational stimuli

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 262-269

  Watson, Glen M ^a   Venable, Stacy ^a   Mire, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HAIR; MECHANORECEPTOR; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEA ANEMONE; VIBRATION;

ANIMALS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HAIR; MECHANORECEPTORS; PERIODICITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRESSION-SENSITIZATION; SEA ANEMONES; VIBRATION;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034651837     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(20000215)286:3<262::AID-JEZ5>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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