Behavior patterns of the aplysiid gastropod Bursatella leachii in its natural habitat and in the laboratory

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 246-259

  Ramos, Luis J ^a   Rocafort, Jorge Luis Lopez ^a   Miller, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 0029062823     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1995.1029     Document Type: Article

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