Helical swimming can provide robust upwards transport for gravitactic single-cell algae. a mechanistic model

DOI10.1007/s00285-012-0531-zzbMath1264.92047OpenAlexW2152589462WikidataQ51376342 ScholiaQ51376342MaRDI QIDQ2376951

R. N. Bearon

Publication date: 26 June 2013

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-012-0531-z

zbMATH Keywords

fluid shear

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biophysics (92C05) Ecology (92D40) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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Cites Work

• Estimating 3D movements from 2D observations using a continuous model of helical swimming
• From individual behaviour to population models: A case study using swimming algae
• Disruption of Vertical Motility by Shear Triggers Formation of Thin Phytoplankton Layers
• Transport of spherical gyrotactic organisms in general three-dimensional flow fields
• Hydrodynamic Phenomena in Suspensions of Swimming Microorganisms

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