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RECENT suggestions have been made relating the distribution of Chthamalus stellatus1,2 to low-temperature isotherms. It may therefore be of value to put on record some new observations on its breeding made over the past three years, which have a bearing on present distribution.
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CRISP, D. Breeding and Distribution of Chthamalus stellatus. Nature 166, 311–312 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166311b0
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