## Abstract The dimorphic claws of the Californian snapping shrimp, __Alpheus californiensis__, contain an opener and a closer muscle. The closer muscle in the smaller pincer claw is composed of fibers with short and intermediate sarcomere lengths, whereas the closer muscle in the larger snapper cl
The motor organization of claw closer muscles in snapping shrimp
β Scribed by DeForest Mellon; Philip J. Stephens
- Book ID
- 104837104
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 717 KB
- Volume
- 132
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-7594
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