Cutaneous respiration in Octopus vulgaris

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2477-2483

  Madan, J J ^a   Wells, M J ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cephalopods; cutaneous respiration; Octopus; skin oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; COLEOIDEA; OCTOPODA; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS; SEPIOID;

EID: 0030452845     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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