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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University of Oxford
1963
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.644610 |