Bioluminescent response of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum to developing flow: Tuning of sensitivity and the role of desensitization in controlling a defensive behavior of a planktonic cell

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 607-619

  Von Dassow, Peter ^a,b   Bearon, Rachel N ^b   Latz, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DINOFLAGELLATE; WATER FLOW;

DINOPHYCEAE; LINGULODINIUM POLYEDRUM;

EID: 15944407698     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2005.50.2.0607     Document Type: Article

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