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Animal Shells

Known as: Shell, Animal, Carapace, Animal Exoskeleton 
The hard rigid covering of animals including MOLLUSCS; TURTLES; INSECTS; and crustaceans.
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Effective removal of zinc ions from aqueous solutions using crab carapace biosorbent.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A New Species of the Genus Rimicaris (Alvinocarididae: Caridea: Decapoda) from the Active Hydrothermal Vent Field, “Kairei Field,” on the Central Indian Ridge, the Indian Ocean
Abstract Rimicaris kairei new species (Alvinocarididae: Caridea: Decapoda) is described based on materials, from the active… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Reproductive potential of individual male blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in a fished population : depletion and recovery of sperm number and seminal fluid
We evaluated the depletion and recovery rates of sperm number and vas deferens weight following mating for male Callinectes… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Biology of the blue swimmer crab Portunus pelagicus in Leschenault Estuary and Koombana Bay, south-western Australia
The blue swimmer crab Portunus pelagicus was sampled monthly in Leschenault Estuary and the marine embayment (Koombana Bay) into… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
La pesquería mixta de las centollas Lithodes santolla y Paralomis granulosa (Anomura: Lithodidae) en Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
In the Beagle Channel, Argentina (55oS; 66oW) the individuals of two sympatric species of lithodids occur simultaneously in… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Organochlorine contaminant concentrations in eggs and their relationship to body size, and clutch characteristics of the female common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) in lake Ontario…
Statistical analyses were used to determine relationships between body size, clutch size and mass, and relative clutch mass and… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Physiological thermoregulation in turtles.
WEATHERS, WESLEY W., AND FRED N. WHITE. Physiological thermoregulafion in turtles. Am. J. Physiol. 22 l(3) : 704-7 10. 17 I. .The… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Neural activation of the heart of the lobster Homarus americanus.
1. Glass microelectrodes were used to record intracellular activity from the striated muscle fibres of the heart of the lobster… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Recordings from the stomatogastric nervous system in intact lobsters
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Nervous control of optokinetic responses in the crab Carcinus
The eyes of the crab Carcinus follow the movement of a horizontally rotating striped drum with a constantly increasing lag. The… 
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