Dissertation Proposal - The University of Arizona Campus Repository

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1, Subset of colonial volvocalean green algae and mutant forms.................... 14
Figure 2, Phylogenetic relationships of Volvocales lineages..................................... 17
Figure 3, Model analysis results: The constraint of size on swimming speeds.......... 24
Figure 4, The change in size and swimming speeds as colonies develop................... 35
Figure 5, Allometric analysis: R, ∆M, Vup, and Nqf as a function of N....................... 37
Figure 6, Applying the measurement results to the model......................................... 43
Figure 7, The asexual life cycle of V. carteri.............................................................. 49
Figure 8, Treatments that significantly decreased the growth rate of germ cells..... 56
Figure 9, PIV-derived fluid velocities....................................................................... 57
Figure 10, A possible scenario for the transitions to increased complexity in
Volvocales................................................................................................................... 66
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