ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ECTOCRINE
From ecto- + -crine, as in endocrine.
WHAT DOES ECTOCRINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of ectocrine in the English dictionary
The definition of ectocrine in the dictionary is a substance that is released by an organism into the external environment and influences the development, behaviour, etc, of members of the same or different species.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECTOCRINE»
Discover the use of
ectocrine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ectocrine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
ectocrine edema ectocrine. la: an ectohormone, a hormone which is secreted into
the medium and affects the metabolism of other organisms. Ib: pertaining to
synthetic secreted substances or products of decomposition in the external
medium ...
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Perspectives in Marine Biology
Some preliminary experimental data and suggestions on ectocrine coaction. —
Concurrence and interaction between species can be subjected to experiment. If
we know the growth curves of a number of species cultivated separately and then
...
Adriano A. Buzzati-Traverso, 1958
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CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences
Ib: any antigen formed in the ectoplasm of a bacterium. ectocrine. la: an
ectohormone; a hormone that is secreted into the surroundings and affects the
metabolism of other organisms. Ib: pertaining to substances synthesized by a
plant or ...
Pratt hypothesized that Olislhodiscus achieves dominance by the production of
large amounts of an ectocrine that inhibits Skeletonema and that Skeletonema
achieves dominance primarily due to its superior reproductive rate. Moreover, in
...
... feed-back effects of accumulated metabolites in the micro-environment
surrounding them, and there are other possibilities for coordination of functions
by what Lucas (1961) calls "ectocrine" mediation. In an established bud colony,
however, ...
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Benthic Suspension Feeders and Flow
Adult blue mussels were triggered to spawn by release of a chemically
unidentified ectocrine produced by phytoplankton cells found in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, Canada. In the laboratory, phytoplankton such as Skelatonema
costatum, ...
David Wildish, David Kristmanson, 2005
Some preliminary experimental data and suggestions on ectocrine coaction. —
Concurrence and interaction between species can be subjected to experiment. If
we know the growth curves of a number of species cultivated separately and then
...
8
Biological Activity of the Extracellular Metabolites of ...
B. Theoretical Nature of Ectocrines and their Interactions Ectocrines can be
classified as follows: l. autostimulatory : stimulation of the alga producing the
ectocrine 2. heterostimulatory : stimulation of algae not producing the ectocrine 3.
Carol Lynn Patterson, 1976
Assuming that the active principle is identical or related to McLachlan and
Craigie's fraction B from Fucus, the observations reported here suggest that the
inhibition of Skeletonema in Olisthodiscus filtrates is caused by an ectocrine
released by ...
University of Rhode Island. Narragansett Marine Laboratory, 1967
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Recent Advances in Ecobiological Research
... ORGANIC MATTER The degradation of organic matter regulates a number of
important functions like nutrient recycling, food production for detritus feeders,
production of regulatory ectocrine substances and modification of inert materials.
