Thyroxine-accelerated larval development in the crown-of- thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-301

  Johnson, Leland G ^a   Cartwright, Carina M ^b  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ACANTHASTER PLANCI;

EID: 0029800392     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543021     Document Type: Article

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