Invertebrate Zoology /
Arthropods are covered with a tough or resistant exoskeleton, which may be mineralized or constructed of a tough polymer such as chitin. This external skeleton is moulted as the organism grows. A typical arthropod exoskeleton is a multi-layered structure with four functional regions: epicuticle, pro...
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Delhi, India : Research World,
2012
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Online Access: | http://repository.library.utm.my/id/eprint/3944 |