The Role of Heterotrophic Dinoflagellates in Marine Plankton Dynamics: Growth, Grazing Behavior and Bioluminescence

Buskey 9314036 本研究将探讨食物的数量和质量对几种原多甲藻的生长、摄食和生物发光的影响。 选择性喂养的这些palaries，喂养甲藻（捕获大的食物颗粒extracellualarly）和感官知觉在这个选择过程中的作用也将进行检查。 此外，该研究将确定在墨西哥湾西部的异养甲藻的丰度，并检查生长速度和生物发光能力之间的关系，现场收集的原甲藻在环境食物浓度孵育。 ***

Buskey 9314036 This study will examine the effects of food quantity and quality on the growth, feeding and bioluminescence of several species of Protoperidinium. Selective feeding of these pallium, feeding dinoflagellates (which capture large food particles extracellualarly) and the role of sensory perception in this selection process will also be examined. In addition, the study will determine the abundance of heterotrophic dinoflagellates in the western Gulf of Mexico, and examine the relationship between growth rate and bioluminescence capacity for field collected Protoperidinium incubated at ambient food concentrations. ***