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It is a pleasure to acknowledge the very efficient assistance ofPercy L.Johnson in this investigation, and the financial aid received from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Mast, S.O. Mechanics of locomotion in amoeba proteus with special reference to the factors involved in attachment to the substratum. Protoplasma 8, 344–377 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01598927
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