Biomechanics of adhesion in sea cucumber Cuvierian tubules (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea)

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1107-1115

  Flammang, Patrick ^a   Ribesse, Jérôme ^a   Jangoux, Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOHADSCHIA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUVIERIA; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA LEUCOSPILOTA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; PEARSONOTHURIA;

EID: 0038523914     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/42.6.1107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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