Reduction and variability of trunk spines in the acanthocephalan Corynosoma cetaceum: The role of physical constraints on attachment

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 104-114

  Aznar, F Javier ^a   Bush, Albert O ^b   Raga, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phenotypic plasticity; Vestigiality

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; CORYNOSOMA; CORYNOSOMA CETACEUM; CORYPHAENIDAE; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 0036014311     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2002.tb00051.x     Document Type: Article

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