Protists decrease in size linearly with temperature: ca. 2.5%°C -1

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1533, 2003, Pages 2605-2611

  Atkinson, David ^a   Ciotti, Benjamin J ^a   Montagnes, David J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell size; Model; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ECTOTHERMY; PROTIST; REARING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; CELL SIZE; CELL VOLUME; CILIATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; FLAGELLATE; HETEROTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0345830670     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2538     Document Type: Article

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