Sensory receptors in monotremes

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 353, Issue 1372, 1998, Pages 1187-1198

  Proske, U ^a   Gregory, J E ^a   Iggo, A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Echidna; Electroreceptors; Mechanoreceptors; Platypus; Sensation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; GRASSLAND; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

IRELAND;

AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; CYNOSURUS CRISTATUS; HOLCUS LANATUS; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0032578190     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1998.0275     Document Type: Article

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