Seahorses - Masters of adaptation

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 201-207

  Schmid, M S ^a   Senn, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SHAPE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; GORGONACEA; HIPPOCAMPINAE;

EID: 0036998713     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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