Development in the floating world: Defenses of eggs and embryos against damage from uv radiation1

American Zoologist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-278

  Epel, David ^a,b   Hemela, Katherine ^a   Shickt, Malcolm ^a   Patton, Chris ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 22644449543     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/39.2.271     Document Type: Article

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