Particle Capture Mechanism of the Pelagic Tunicate Oikopleura vanhoeffeni
Particle Capture Mechanism of the Pelagic Tunicate Oikopleura vanhoeffeni
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Waco, TX: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
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Waco, TX: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
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Oikopleurid appendicularians use an external "house" to preconcentrate particles from seawater suspension, but their pharyngeal filter is ultimately responsible for removing suspended particles for ingestion. Although the pharyngeal filter captures submicrometer colloids efficiently, the fluid mechanics of this process have not been investigated. U...
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Particle Capture Mechanism of the Pelagic Tunicate Oikopleura vanhoeffeni
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_26323686
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_26323686
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0024-3590
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10.4319/lo.1996.41.8.1800
