Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Body-Wall Dermis in Various Mechanical States and Their Implications for the Behavior of Sea Cucumbers

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-275

  Motokawa, Tatsuo ^a   Tsuchi, Akifumi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

ACTINOPYGA MAURITIANA; ANIMALIA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 0347594242     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543290     Document Type: Article

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