Original paper
Bioconvection
Lewin, Ralph A.
Algological Studies/Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement Volumes No. 77 (1995), p. 67 - 73
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published: Oct 27, 1995
DOI: 10.1127/algol_stud/77/1995/67
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Abstract
Patterns of more or less regular polygons, sometimes seen in dishes containing a still suspension of motile cells, are merely examples of a physical phenomenon resulting from a Raleigh-Taylor instability. Similar patterns can be produced by dead cells or inanimate particles when a stratified suspension system is inverted.
Keywords
Bioconvection • pattern • convection • RALEIGH-TAYLOR instability • stratification • cell suspension • unicellular algae • Chlamydomonas • Dunaliella • ciliates