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A Comparative Study of Thoracic and Cheliped Muscle Asymmetry in Male Fiddler Crabs (Genus: Uca)

✍ Scribed by William R. Rhodes

Book ID: 125732447
Publisher: Marine Biological Laboratory
Year: 1986
Tongue: English
Weight: 806 KB
Volume: 170
Category: Article
ISSN: 0006-3185
DOI: 10.2307/1541813

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