Light boundaries and the coupled effects of surface hydrophobicity and light on spore settlement in the brown alga Hincksia irregularis (Phaeophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 116-124

  Greer, Stephen P ^a   Amsler, Charles D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hincksia irregularis; Macroalgal spore; Motion analysis; Phototaxis; Settlement; Surface hydrophobicity

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOTAXIS; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SPORE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; HINCKSIA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0036186310     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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