Coordinated contractions effectively expel water from the aquiferous system of a freshwater sponge

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 3736-3748

  Elliott, Glen R D ^a   Leys, Sally P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ephydatia muelleri; Evolution of conduction; Peristalsis; Porifera; Propagated contraction

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; INK; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PERISTALSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPONGE (PORIFERA); TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FRESH WATER; INK; KINETICS; PERISTALSIS; PORIFERA; WATER;

ANIMALIA; DEMOSPONGIAE; EPHYDATIA MUELLERI; HAPLOSCLERIDA; PORIFERA; SPONGILLIDAE;

EID: 35748963918     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.003392     Document Type: Article

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