Intraspecific shape variability in statoliths of three cephalopod species

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-169

  Lombarte, A ^a   Sanchez, P ^a   Morales Nin, B ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cephalopoda; Eledone cirrhosa; Sepia officinalis; Statolith; Todarodes sagittatus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002000052     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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