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The pattern of Hydra periodic shortening-elongation behaviour can be modified by photic stimulation. The response time between the end of a pulse stimulus and the beginning of the next body shortening event is a function of: 1) the polarity of the pulse; 2) the intensity of the pulse, 3) the phase of application of the pulse during a shortening-elongation period, 4) the wavelength of the pulse, 5) the chromatic composition of the background illumination. The combined effects of pulse light stimuli of different wavelength applied either simultaneously or in immediate sequence are reported here. The results give some insight into the possible mechanism of phototransduction.
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Taddei-Ferretti, C., Cotugno, A. (1991). Interaction between the effects of light pulses of different chromatic content on Hydra attenuata and H. magnipapillata . In: Williams, R.B., Cornelius, P.F.S., Hughes, R.G., Robson, E.A. (eds) Coelenterate Biology: Recent Research on Cnidaria and Ctenophora. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3240-4_82
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