Feeding in the dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina: Linking behaviour with mechanisms

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 603-614

  Roberts, Emily C ^a   Wootton, Emma C ^a   Davidson, Keith ^b   Jeong, Hae Jin ^c   Lowe, Chris D ^d   Montagnes, David J S ^d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellate; Feeding; Flagellate; Grazing; Ingestion; Oxyrrhis; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; CARBON CYCLE; DINOFLAGELLATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HETEROTROPHY; INGESTION RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREY PREFERENCE;

DINOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OXYRRHIS; OXYRRHIS MARINA; PROTISTA;

EID: 79952644585     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq118     Document Type: Article

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