THE PHOTOTROPIC MECHANISM IN RANATRA
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- 20 November 1924
- journal article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of general physiology
- Vol. 7 (2), 217-220
- https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.7.2.217
Abstract
Definite proof is obtained that in the phototropic orientation of Ranatra the relative postures of the appendages, resulting in a bilateral difference of effective stroke in swimming, is the mechanism of orientation; the frequency of locomotor movements is the same on the two sides of the body.Keywords
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