How often does conjugation in ciliates occur? Clues from a seven-year study on marine sandy shores

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-200

  Lucchesi, P ^a   Santangelo, G ^a  

^a Dipto Etologia Ecologia ed E   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Conjugation; Mediterranean Sea; Population sexual structure; Protists; Sandy shores; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; PROTISTA;

EID: 4243112705     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame036195     Document Type: Article

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