Nitrogenous waste excretion by the larvae of a phylogenetically ancient vertebrate: The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 707-715

  Wilkie, M P ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Walsh, P J ^b   Youson, J H ^c  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0033306728     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-5-707     Document Type: Article

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