Fusion of otoconia: A stage in the development of the otolith in the evolution of fishes

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-23

  Gauldie, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 0009566665     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.1996.tb01249.x     Document Type: Article

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