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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Dislodgement force and shell morphology vary according to wave exposure in a tropical gastropod (Cittarium pica)

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Pages 986-992 | Received 13 Nov 2015, Accepted 13 Jul 2016, Published online: 29 Nov 2016

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