Embryos at the edge of tolerance: Effects of environment and structure of egg masses on supply of oxygen to embryos

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-15

  Cohen, C Sarah ^a,b   Strathmann, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17544373967     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542671     Document Type: Article

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