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Anatomy
The following listing represents books, papers and articles focused on Anatomy. Where indicated, these documents are available for download in pdf format.


Botton, M. L. and R. E. Loveland. "Body size, morphological constraints, and mated pair formation in four populations of horseshoe crabs along a geologic cline." Marine Biology 112 (1992): 409–415.


Emlen, S. T. and L. W. Oring. "Ecology, sexual selection, and the evolution of mating systems." Science 197 (1977): 215–223.


Kaplan, E. R., B. Barlow Jr., S. C. Chamberlin, and D. J. Stelzner. "Mechanoreceptors on the dorsal surface of Limulus." Brain Research 109 (1976): 615–622.


Keinath, J. A., J. A. Musick, and R. A. Byles. "Aspects of the biology of Virginia's sea turtles: 1979-1986." Virginia Journal of Science 38, no. 4 (1987): 329–336.


Kingsley, J. S. "The embryology of Limulus." Morphology 7 (1892): 35–68.


Kingsley, J. S. "The embryology of Limulus, Part 2" Journal of Morphology 8 (1893): 195–268.


Kishinouye, K. "On the development of Limulus longispina." Journal of Coll.Sci. Tokyo, 5 (1892): 53–100.


Levi-Setti, R., P. A. Park, and R. Winston. "The corneal cones of Limulus as optimized light collectors." Nature 253, no. 5487 (1975): 115–116.


Patten, W. The evolution of vertebrates and their kin. Philadelphia: 1912.


Rudloe, A. and A. E. Hernkind. "Aspects of the biology of juvenile horseshoe crabs." Bulletin of Marine Science 31, no. 1 (1981): 125–133.


Schwartz, John. "Horseshoe crab’s 10 eyes offer insight into human vision." The Washington Post, 1995, Section A3.