Microscaling: Why larger anemones have longer cnidae

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 116-129

  Francis, Lisbeth ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA;

EID: 7044235089     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543586     Document Type: Article

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