Functional morphology of the neuromuscular system of the Octopus vulgaris arm

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 219-229

  Feinstein, N ^a   Nesher, N ^a   Hochner, B ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIMB; MORPHOMETRY; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

INVERTEBRATA; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84862851579     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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