Functional morphology of ventral tail bending and prehensile abilities of the seahorse, Hippocampus kuda

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-65

  Hale, Melina E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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EID: 0002269239     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199601)227:1<51::AID-JMOR4>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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