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Organisms are constantly being bombarded by stimuli in their envi­ ronment (and also by internal stimuli), and a common way of responding is by movement. This is an aspect of irritability, or excitability, or behaviour. Response to stimuli by movement is found in all organisms: it represents one of the universalities of biology. Yet at the molecular level it is one of the least understood of biological phenomena. Micro-organisms are no exception. If motile, they respond to stimuli by active movement (taxis); if sessile, they respond by growth movements (tropisms). Responses by movement are known among micro-organisms to such stimuli as chemicals, electric current, gravity, light, temperature, touch, and vibrations. The behaviour of micro-organisms is an exciting subject, first of all for its own sake, but in addition because it may reveal facts and concepts that are applicable to understanding behaviour in more complicated organisms (even us) and because it may, help to understand the movement of cells and tissues during differentiation and development of higher plants and animals.

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Author:   A. Perez-Miravete
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.517kg
ISBN:  

9781468419641

ISBN 10:   1468419641
Pages:   301
Publication Date:   03 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chemotaxis and Chemotropism.- Chemotaxis in Escherichia coli.- Chemotaxis in Ciliate Protozoa.- Chemotaxis of Animal Spermatozoa.- Chemotaxis and Aggregation in Slime Molds.- Pollen Tube Chemotropism.- Phototaxis.- Phototaxis and Photokinesis in Bacteria and Blue-Green Algae.- Phototaxis in Euglena 1: Physiological Basis of Photoreception and Tactic Orientation.- Phototaxis in Euglena 11: Biochemical Aspects.- Studies in Microorganismal Behavior by Computerized Television.- Role of the Cell Membrane in Behaviour of Paramecium.- Electrical Mechanisms Controlling Locomotion in the Ciliated Protozoa.- Role of Bound Calcium in the Control of Cilia.- Behavioral Mutants of Paramecium Aurelia.- Amoeboid Movement and Behaviour.- The Behavior of Amoebae.- Flagella and Cilia.- Biochemistry of Bacterial Flagella.- The Basal Body of Bacterial Flagella.- The Nature of the Flagellar Hook and the Likely Involvement of Surface Structures in the Formation of Bacterial Flagellum.- Genetics of Bacterial Flagella in Special Reference to Motility.- Structural Basis of Ciliary Activity.- Habituation and other Behaviour Modifications.- Habituation in the Protozoan Spirostomum and Problems of Learning.- Physiological Correlates of Habituation in Stentor coerelius.- Behavior Modification in Protozoa.- Biological Clocks.- The Role of the Clock in Controlling Phototactic Rhythms.- Rhythms in Dinoflagellates.- Circadian Rhythms in Neurospora.- Protein Synthesis and Temperature Compensation in Circadian Rhythmicity.

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