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

巴斯基9314036这项研究将研究食物的数量和质量对几种原细菌的生长、摄食和生物发光的影响。对这些大脑皮层的选择性摄食、对甲藻的摄食(它们在细胞外捕获大的食物颗粒)以及感官感知在这个选择过程中的作用也将被研究。此外，这项研究将确定墨西哥湾西部异养甲藻的丰度，并研究在环境食物浓度下培养的野外采集的原生鞭毛虫的生长速度和生物发光能力之间的关系。***

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. ***