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Shell construction by physical self-organization and cell sensorial activity: the case of the cephalopod Argonauta
… cephalopod Argonauta The female cephalopod Argonauta secretes a shell with its dorsal arms, being thus non-homologous to the molluscan shell1. It consists of two layers of fibers that grow and … conform a polygonal (cellular) network in cross-section1. During growth, fibers with small cross-sectional areas …Published on: