Variance within homogeneous phytoplankton populations, I: Theoretical framework for interpreting histograms
✍ Scribed by J. W. Campbell; C. M. Yentsch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 721 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-4763
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✦ Synopsis
preting frequency distributions of volume or fluorescence as measured by a flow cytometer on homogeneous phytoplankton populations. The framework, based on both laboratory experience and theoretical concepts, is illustrated with the use of a simulation model. Asynchronous, synchronous, and phased populations were simulated, with constant and variable growth patterns over the cell cycle. Though simulations produced a wide variety of histogram shapes, including multimodal distributions, the primary difference between asynchronous and synchronous/phased distributions lies in their temporal variation. Histograms that