Locomotor performance in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-292

  Domenici, P ^a   Gonzalez Calderon D ^a   Ferrari, R S ^a  

^a IMC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; LOCOMOTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 0242584474     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007094h     Document Type: Article

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