Surface tension propulsion of fungal spores

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2835-2843

  Nobliri, Xavier ^a   Yang, Sylvia ^b   Dumais, Jacques ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurlcularia auricula; Ballistospores; Spore dispersal; Surface tension; Wetting phenomena

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FUNGUS SPORE; KINETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE TENSION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES, FUNGAL; SURFACE TENSION;

ANIMALIA; AURICULA; AURICULARIA AURICULA-JUDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; SPOROBOLOMYCES (AGARICOSTILBOMYCETIDAE); SPOROBOLOMYCES (ERYTHROBASIDIUM CLADE); SPOROBOLOMYCES (MICROBOTRYOMYCETIDAE); SPOROBOLOMYCES (SPORIDIOBOLACEAE);

EID: 70349230923     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.029975     Document Type: Article

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