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Ontogeny of the elemental composition and the biomechanics of radular teeth in the chiton Lepidochitona cinerea
BACKGROUND: The radula, a chitinous membrane with embedded teeth, is one important molluscan autapomorphy. In some taxa (Polyplacophora and Patellogastropoda) one tooth type (the dominant lateral tooth) was studied intensively in the last decades with regard to its mechanical properties, chemical an...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9188181/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35690761 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-022-00465-w |