The affinities and origins of the crown-of-thorns sea star acanthaster gervais

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1979, Pages 303-314

  Blake, Daniel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0039229863     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222937900770241     Document Type: Article

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