Mechanical resistance to shear stress: The role of echinoderm egg extracellular layers

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-10

  Thomas, Florence I M ^a,b,d   Edwards, Kristen A ^a,b   Bolton, Toby F ^a,b,d   Sewell, Mary A ^c   Zande, Jill M ^a  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 0032826516     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542991     Document Type: Article

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