The effect of hemolymph extraction volume and handling stress on horseshoe crab mortality

Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 331-346

  Hurton, Lenka ^a,b   Berkson, Jim ^a   Smith, Stephen ^a,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84858986577     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-89959-6_21     Document Type: Chapter

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