The swimming cell and its world: Structures and mechanisms of orientation in protists

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-14

  Machemer, Hans ^a,b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kinesis; Motility; Orientation; Stimulus; Taxis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM; PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0035008052     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00816     Document Type: Article

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