Damage due to solar ultraviolet radiation in the brittlestar Ophioderma brevispinum (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 681-684

  Johnsen, Sönke ^b   Kier, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLESTAR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MORTALITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

NORTH CAROLINA; USA;

ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; OPHIODERMA BREVISPINUM; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 0031859779     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315400041758     Document Type: Article

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