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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Main Author: Weatherly, Nicolette, author 648791
Format: software, multimedia
Language:eng
Published: Delhi, India : Research World, 2012
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Online Access:http://repository.library.utm.my/id/eprint/3944