Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9675745 | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Before moulting, the crab has prepared its new shell that lies under the old one, folded, but metrically perfect and with all its topological intricacies. It stretches just after moulting through ingestion of salt water. Successive cellular divisions create the necessary folds.
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Authors
N. Rivier, M.F. Miri, C. Oguey,