A new technique for assessing fixation‐induced morphological variation in octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-166

  O'Shea, Steve ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Character states; Fixation; Mollusca; Octopoda; Radula support muscle; Systematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010368112     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9518110     Document Type: Article

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2. Nixon, M. 1980: The salivary papilla of Octopus as an accessory radula for drilling shells. Journal of zoology, London 190. 53-57.
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