Marine Physiology Down East: The Story of the Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory
This volume offers a comprehensive history of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), one of the major marine laboratories in the United States and a leader in using marine organisms to study fundamental physiological concepts. Beginning wi
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David H. Evans
Marine Physiology Down East: The Story of the Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Perspectives in Physiology
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David H. Evans
Marine Physiology Down East: The Story of the Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory
David H. Evans Department of Biology University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA
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This book is dedicated to my family, especially my wife Jean who has always made my life wonderful; to Leon Goldstein who first recruited me to the MDIBL and was my colleague there for over 30 years; and to my friends and colleagues at the MDIBL and on Mount Desert Island who have made those places special.
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