A mantis shrimp wearing sun-glasses

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 205-214

  Schiff, Helga ^a   Dore, Bruno ^b   Donna, Daniela ^b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Muscles between cones; Stomatopods; Total reflection; Vision

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MANTIS; STOMATOPODA;

EID: 0040027127     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000209356461     Document Type: Article

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