Phototaxis and the evolution of isogamy and 'slight anisogamy' in marine green algae: Insights from laboratory observations and numerical experiments

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-327

  Togashi, Tatsuya ^a   Cox, Paul Alan ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Mating behaviour; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; GAMETE; GREEN ALGA; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHOTOTAXIS;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 4143130070     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2003.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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