Feeding Currents and Particle Capture Mechanisms in Suspension Feeding Animals
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Particle capture mechanisms in suspension-feeding invertebrates
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عنوان ژورنال: American Zoologist
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0003-1569
DOI: 10.1093/icb/24.1.71