The ecomechanics of mussel attachment: From molecules to ecosystems

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 846-852

  Carrington, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0036707217     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/42.4.846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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