Mechanisms of gravitaxis in Chlamydomonas

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 78-80

  Roberts, A M ^a,b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b S C Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY; GREEN ALGA; MICROORGANISM; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 33646450313     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4134597     Document Type: Article

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