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A Contribution to the Light Sensitivity of the “Chromatrope” of Mermis subnigrescens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

N. A. Croll
N. A. Croll
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London
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Extract

In the limited period available Mermis was found to be influenced by light, in activity, orientation and oviposition. The peak would appear to be in green light, with a peak at 540µ, corresponding closely to the β absorption band of Mermis oxyhaemoglobin.

Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 40 , Issue 1-2 , June 1966 , pp. 33 - 38
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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