Neuronal input contributes to sequence of Aplysia egg laying behaviors

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 775-783

  Ter Maat, A ^a   Ferguson, G P ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Bag cells; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030480774     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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