Structural organisation of the cusps of the radular teeth of the chiton Plaxiphora albida

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-294

  Macey, D J ^a   Brooker, L R ^a   Webb, J ^a   St Pierre, T G ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETITE; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEMINERALIZATION; FEEDING; MINERALIZATION; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOOTH;

PLAXIPHORA ALBIDA;

EID: 0030430535     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.1996.tb01274.x     Document Type: Article

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