Underwater fertilization dynamics of marine green algae

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 205-221

  Togashi, Tatsuya ^a,b   Cox, Paul Alan ^b   Bartelt, John L ^c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Institute for Ethnomedicine   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisogamy; Fertilization dynamics; Gamete behavior; Isogamy; Phototaxis; Sexual pheromone; Zygote formation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; MARINE BIOLOGY;

ANISOGAMY; FERTILIZATION DYNAMICS; GAMETE BEHAVIOR;

ALGAE;

PHEROMONE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DEEP WATER; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GAMETE; GREEN ALGA; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHOTOTAXIS; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEX PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GAMETOPHYTE; GREEN ALGA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTAXIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; ZYGOTE;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELLS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 34547770809     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2006.08.025     Document Type: Article

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