Gut throughput dynamics in the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica
Gut throughput dynamics in the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica
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Inter-Research
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Oikopleura dioica is an excellent model for studying food flow through the digestive system because of its transparency, non-motility and because fecal pellets move along the digestive system in an orderly sequence which can be easily timed. By observing fecal pellet circulation within the gut of healthy individuals, we have concluded that the aver...
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Gut throughput dynamics in the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17626850
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17626850
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0171-8630
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1616-1599
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10.3354/meps191195
