Larval locomotion of the lancelet Branchiostoma floridae

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1661-1680

  Stokes, M Dale ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Branchiostoma floridae; Cephalochordate; Cilia; Lancelet; Larval development; Locomotion; Ontogeny; Swimming; Undulatory locomotion

Indexed keywords

BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE;

EID: 0030971724     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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