Structural strengthening of urchin skeletons by collagenous sutural ligaments

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 136-144

  Ellers, Olaf ^a   Johnson, Amy S ^b   Moberg, Philip E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 0031762870     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542821     Document Type: Article

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