Neural correlates of swimming behavior in Melibe leonina

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 152-160

  Watson III, Winsor H ^a   Newcomb, James M ^a   Thompson, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; MELIBE LEONINA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0036774245     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543384     Document Type: Article

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