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The Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research
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Field-based video observations of wild barnacle cyprid behaviour in response to textural and chemical settlement cues

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Pages 449-459 | Received 07 Apr 2008, Accepted 07 Jul 2008, Published online: 21 Oct 2008

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