Ultrastuctural events in the predator-induced defence response of Colpidium kleini (Ciliophora: Hymenostomatia)

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 461-464

  Fyda, Janusz ^a   Kennaway, Gabrielle ^b   Adamus, Katarzyna ^a   Warren, Alan ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Lembadion bullinum; Morphological transformation; Mucocyst; TEM

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; COLPIDIUM KLEINI; HYMENOSTOMATIA; LEMBADION BULLINUM;

EID: 33845508626     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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