Light as an information carrier underwater

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-443

  Ragni, Maria ^a   D'Alcalà, Maurizio Ribera ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT QUALITY; PHOTORECEPTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIGNAL;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 1842833469     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh044     Document Type: Article

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