Desiccation and rehydration in land snails - A test for distinct set points in Theba pisana

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-53

  Arad, Zeev ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DESICCATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REHYDRATION; SNAIL;

GASTROPODA; THEBA PISANA;

EID: 0035008958     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1092/7N2K-U92C-0QGE-0QRP     Document Type: Article

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