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Computer-Aided Studies of Photoinduced Behaviors

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With the availability of inexpensive and versatile microcomputers, a number of tedious and time-consuming tasks can be facilitated or expedited. This survey is intended to summarize some computer techniques and applications to enhance the study of orientation of microorganisms with respect to light.

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  1. Fachbereich Biologie-Botanik, Philipps-Universität, D-3550, Marburg, W. Germany

    Donat-P. Häder

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  1. National Research Council, Pisa, Italy

    Giuliano Colombetti  & Francesco Lenci  & 

  2. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA

    Pill-Soon Song

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Häder, DP. (1985). Computer-Aided Studies of Photoinduced Behaviors. In: Colombetti, G., Lenci, F., Song, PS. (eds) Sensory Perception and Transduction in Aneural Organisms. NATO ASI Series, vol 89. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2497-3_6

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