SPIDER DRAGLINE SILK: CORRELATED AND MOSAIC EVOLUTION IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
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- 1 December 2006
- Vol. 60 (12) , 2539-2551
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2006.tb01888.x
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