Acid secretion by the boring organ of the burrowing giant clam, Tridacna crocea

The giant clam Tridacna crocea, native to Indo-Pacific coral reefs, is noted for its unique ability to bore fully into coral rock and is a major agent of reef bioerosion. However, T. crocea's mechanism of boring has remained a mystery despite decades of research. By exploiting a new, two-dimens...

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Autores principales: Hill, Richard W., Armstrong, Eric J., Inaba, Kazuo, Morita, Masaya, Tresguerres, Martin, Stillman, Jonathon H., Roa, Jinae N., Kwan, Garfield T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2018
Materias:
Marine Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6030592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29899125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0047

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6030592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29899125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0047

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