Subunit composition of polymorphic hemocyanins in the decapod crustaceans: Differences between sibling species

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 568-585

  Mangum, Charlotte P ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 0000764678     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/physzool.69.3.30164216     Document Type: Article

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