Limits to optimization: fluid dynamics, adhesive strength and the evolution of shape in limpet shells.

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Biology

• Publication date

  2000-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  PMID 10934003
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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