A dinoflagellate exploits toxins to immobilize prey prior to ingestion

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2082-2087

  Sheng, Jian ^a   Malkiel, Edwin ^b   Katz, Joseph ^b   Adolf, Jason E ^c   Place, Allen R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital holographic microscopy; Harmful algal blooms; Karlotoxin; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

KARLOTOXIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCARYA; DINOFLAGELLATE; HOLOGRAPHY; IMMOBILIZATION; INGESTION; KARLODINIUM VENEFICUM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOREATULA MAJOR; SUSPENSION; SWIMMING; TOXIN ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; IMMOBILIZATION; MARINE TOXINS; MOVEMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; KARLODINIUM; STOREATULA MAJOR;

EID: 76649112436     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0912254107     Document Type: Article

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