The impact of bacterial diet on the migration and navigation of Caenorhabditis elegans

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 358-365

  Rodger, S ^a   Griffiths, B S ^b   McNicol, J W ^c   Wheatley, R W ^b   Young, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEMATODE; PREY LOCATION;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEMATODE; PHYSIOLOGY; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ANIMALS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; RHABDITOIDEA; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEMATODA;

EID: 13844278178     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-003-0201-1     Document Type: Article

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