Why do cubomedusae have only four swim pacemakers?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1413-1419

  Satterlie, Richard A ^a   Nolen, Thomas G ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carybdea marsupialis; Cubomedusa; Jellyfish; Nerve net; Pacemaker; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCYPHOZOA; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SCYPHOZOA; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; CARYBDEA; CARYBDEA MARSUPIALIS; CUBOMEDUSAE; CUBOZOA; HYDROIDA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0035745046     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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