Movement of the nematode, Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, in a structurally heterogeneous environment

Nematology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 731-738

  Hapca, Simona M ^a   Budha, Prem ^b   Crawford, John W ^a   Young, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Long range correlation; Mean square displacement; Speed; Turning angle

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; HETEROGENEITY; MEMORY; MOVEMENT; NEMATODE; SAND; VELOCITY;

NEMATODA; PHASMARHABDITIS HERMAPHRODITA;

EID: 34748910073     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: 15685411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854107782024811     Document Type: Article

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