TENACITY OF ATTACHMENT IN TWO SPECIES OF LITTORINID, LITTORINA LITTOREA (L.) AND LITTORINA OBTUSATA (L.)
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Molluscan Studies
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0260-1230,1464-3766
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/63.2.235