Responses of the Anterior Retractor Muscle of the Byssus of Mytilus Edulis
โ Scribed by CAMBRIDGE, G. W.
- Book ID
- 109598353
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1958
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 115 KB
- Volume
- 182
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/182035a0
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