CRUSTACEAN LIFE CYCLES— DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATIONS

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CRUSTACEAN LIFE CYCLES— DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATIONS. / Olesen, Jørgen.

The Natural History of the Crustacea: Life Histories. ed. / Gary A. Wellborn ; Martin Thiel. Oxford University Press, 2018. p. 1-34.

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Harvard

Olesen, J 2018, CRUSTACEAN LIFE CYCLES— DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATIONS. in GA Wellborn & M Thiel (eds), The Natural History of the Crustacea: Life Histories. Oxford University Press, pp. 1-34.

APA

Olesen, J. (2018). CRUSTACEAN LIFE CYCLES— DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATIONS. In G. A. Wellborn , & M. Thiel (Eds.), The Natural History of the Crustacea: Life Histories (pp. 1-34). Oxford University Press.

Vancouver

Olesen J. CRUSTACEAN LIFE CYCLES— DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATIONS. In Wellborn GA, Thiel M, editors, The Natural History of the Crustacea: Life Histories. Oxford University Press. 2018. p. 1-34

Author

Olesen, Jørgen. / CRUSTACEAN LIFE CYCLES— DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATIONS. The Natural History of the Crustacea: Life Histories. editor / Gary A. Wellborn ; Martin Thiel. Oxford University Press, 2018. pp. 1-34

Bibtex

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