Chaetae and mechanical function: Tools no Metazoan class should be without

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 496, Issue , 2003, Pages 253-258

  Woodin, Sarah A ^a   Merz, Rachel A ^b   Thomas, Florence M ^c   Edwards, Deirdre R ^a   Garcia, Irene L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaetae; Clymenella; Irrigation; Maldanid; Peristalsis; Polychaeta; Tube building

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; OCEAN HABITATS;

CAPILLARY TRIMMING;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

POLYCHAETE;

ANIMALIA; CLYMENELLA; CLYMENELLA TORQUATA; METAZOA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0242656216     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026157217821     Document Type: Conference Paper

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