Defensive mechanisms in some nudibranchs

In a typical mollusc, the shell is the most important defensive mechanism. But the shell does not protect the mollusc from all predators, and it is for this reason that secondary defensive mechanisms have evolved in many species. In some cases, these secondary mechanisms become more important than t...

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Main Author: Edmunds, Malcolm
Published: University of Oxford 1963
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.644610