Self-Recognition Mechanism between Skin and Suckers Prevents Octopus Arms from Interfering with Each Other
@article{Nesher2014SelfRecognitionMB, title={Self-Recognition Mechanism between Skin and Suckers Prevents Octopus Arms from Interfering with Each Other}, author={Nir Nesher and Guy Levy and Frank W. Grasso and Binyamin Hochner}, journal={Current Biology}, year={2014}, volume={24}, pages={1271-1275} }
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