A Contribution to the Light Sensitivity of the “Chromatrope” of Mermis subnigrescens
- 1 June 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Helminthology
- Vol. 40 (1-2) , 33-38
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00034052
Abstract
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.Keywords
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