I posted the following note a while back. Even if you don't know of
published papers, I would appreciate conformation (or otherwise) of my
impression that most free living protozoa populations don't really slow
down for part of the day or night. Assuming, of course, you aren't
dealing with temperature changes.
Thanks,
James F. Mahaffy (mahaffy at dordt.edu)
> From mahaffy Sat Apr 9 17:05:44 1994
>> Folks,
> Am I right in assuming that there is not much circadian changes in
> general activity for most protozoa (they don't really slow down for part
> of the of the day or night). I do know that there are some that have
> daily cycles associated with reproduction, but can't recall every seeing
> protozoa less active at certain times of the day or night. But then I
> have never monitored a population for 24 hours either.
>> The question arose, because I made up a thought question that
> assumed that there was less of a circadian cycle of activity in the
> protozoa, but then couldn't be sure that my assumption was right.
>> Thanks,
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