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Nature of Swarming in Nematodes

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THE phenomenon of swarming in Tylenchorhynchus species and other nematodes1,2, under investigation for the past three years in Louisiana State University laboratories, has been related experimentally to physiological state, cuticle property and species specificity of plant parasitic and free-living forms.

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HOLLIS, J. Nature of Swarming in Nematodes. Nature 193, 798–799 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/193798b0

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