Life cycle and natural history:

History of the genus Tetrahymena

History of T. thermophila

Inbred strains

Distribution and dispersal

Habitat

Population dynamics and over-wintering

Life historydrawing of Tetrahymena

Mating types

Population genetics of mating type

Hypothesis concerning mating and mating types in natural populations

Fertility

Genetic polymorphism

Bibliography

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