Functional Consequences of the Asymmetric Architecture of the Ctenophore Statocyst

Ctenophores, or comb jellies, are geotactic with a statocyst that controls the activity of the eight ciliary comb rows. If a ctenophore is tilted or displaced from a position of vertical balance, it rights itself by asymmetric frequencies of beating on the uppermost and lowermost comb rows, turning...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biological Bulletin. - University of Chicago Press. - 229(2015), 2, Seite 173-184
1. Verfasser: TAMM, SIDNEY L. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Biological Bulletin
Schlagworte:Mathematics Arts Biological sciences Applied sciences Physical sciences