Coelomic cavities may function as a vascular system in amphioxus larvae

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 260-263

  Stach, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0032465602     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543137     Document Type: Article

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