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The Diversity of Chemoreceptors

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Sensory Biology of Aquatic Animals

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Diversity is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “The condition or quality of being diverse, different or varied; difference, unlikeness.”

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  1. Marine Biological Laboratory, Boston University Marine Program, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, USA

    Jelle Atema

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    Richard R. Fay

  3. Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  4. Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, 33577, USA

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Laverack, M.S. (1988). The Diversity of Chemoreceptors. In: Atema, J., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N., Tavolga, W.N. (eds) Sensory Biology of Aquatic Animals. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3714-3_11

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