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Characterization of cement float buoyancy in the stalked barnacle Dosima fascicularis (Crustacea, Cirripedia)
Dosima fascicularis is the only barnacle which can drift autonomously at the water surface with a foam-like cement float. The cement secreted by the animal contains numerous gas-filled cells of different size. When several individuals share one float, their size and not their number is crucial for t...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4275874/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25657839 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2014.0060 |