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Biometrical studies on some common cirripedes I. Balanus balanoides: measurements of the scuta and terga of animals from a wide geographical range

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

H. Barnes
Affiliation:
The Marine Station, Millport
M. J. R. Healy
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden

Extract

A series of nineteen different biometrical characters have been measured on the scutal and tergal valves of the boreo-arctic Balanus balanoides collected from over its whole area of distribution; these values attempt to define the shape of the valves.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1965

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