Larval development and settlement of a whale barnacle
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Toward an Understanding of the Molecular Mechanisms of Barnacle Larval Settlement: A Comparative Transcriptomic Approach
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology Letters
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1744-9561,1744-957X
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0409