Potential causes of mortality for horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) during the biomedical bleeding process

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 293-298

  Hurton, Lenka ^a   Berkson, Jim ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CRAB; MORTALITY;

LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA;

EID: 33747508831     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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