From the ethology of unicellular eukaryotes to the locomotion of the living beings: Meaning and evolution of the phenomenon

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-123

  Banchetti, Rosalba ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Centro Interdisciplinare per lo Studio dei Sistemi Complessi (CISSC)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Evolution of displacement; Long Lasting Elements; Short Lasting Elements

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA; PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 18944385350     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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