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MODIFICATION OF RESPONSE IN AMŒBA

Authors :
S. O. Mast
L. C. Pusch
Source :
The Biological Bulletin. 46:55-59
Publication Year :
1924
Publisher :
University of Chicago Press, 1924.

Abstract

When Amœba repeatedly comes in contact with a band of intense light the number of attempts to continue in the original direction decreases as the number of trials increases.This indicates that there is some change in Amœba that is analogous to what is called "learning" in the higher animals.

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Subjects :
Zoology
Higher animals
Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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ISSN :
19398697 and 00063185
Volume :
46
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Biological Bulletin
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........d87b6bce4c32d6ba5bf6c1db60dc2a32
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/1536648
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