Is the diatom sex clock a clock?

Fuhrmann-Lieker, T; Kubetschek, N; Ziebarth, J; Klassen, R; Seiler, W

Fuhrmann-Lieker, T (corresponding author), Univ Kassel, Inst Chem, Phys Chem Nanomat, D-34109 Kassel, Germany.; Fuhrmann-Lieker, T (corresponding author), Univ Kassel, Ctr Interdisciplinary Nanostruct Sci & Technol, D-34109 Kassel, Germany.

JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE, 2021; 18 (179):

Abstract

The unique life cycle of diatoms with continuous decreasing and restoration of the cell size leads to periodic fluctuations in cell size distribution ......

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