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| Vandromme, Pieter; Schmitt, François G.; Souissi, Sami; Buskey, Edward J.; Strickler, J. Rudi; Wu, Cheng-han; Hwang, Jiang-shiou. |
| The swimming behavior of the ciliate Strobilidium sp. was recorded using cinematographic techniques. A density of 20 ciliates/ml was used under 4 experimental food conditions: 121, 625, 3025, and 15,125 cells/ml of the dinoflagellate Gymnodinium sp. In total, 100 trajectories per experiment were recorded and analyzed. We classified this ciliate’s swimming trajectories into categories we called “helix”, “non-helix”, and “break”. These swimming states were identified using automated recognition of helices, based on values of swimming trajectory angles. We performed a symbolic analysis of the succession of swimming states which enabled discrimination between food concentration experiments, and provided a more-complete characterization of the swimming... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Protista; Plankton behavior; Swimming states; Symbolic dynamics; Simulation. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00070/18171/15730.pdf |
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