. The biology of the sea-shore. Marine biology. 120 THE BIOLOGY OF THE SEA-SHORE asunder, the result being to cause great weakening of the limb at the breaking furrow. If the limb is now flexed its distal portion will be brought into contact with the carapace, or possibly with some external point of resistance, when the slight lateral force will be sufficient to cause the already weakened limb to snap. In Portuntis no lateral resistance is required, the antagonistic action of short and long extensors being sufficient of itself to cause splitting at the breaking plane.' .^^. Please note that th
. The biology of the sea-shore. Marine biology. 120 THE BIOLOGY OF THE SEA-SHORE asunder, the result being to cause great weakening of the limb at the breaking furrow. If the limb is now flexed its distal portion will be brought into contact with the carapace, or possibly with some external point of resistance, when the slight lateral force will be sufficient to cause the already weakened limb to snap. In Portuntis no lateral resistance is required, the antagonistic action of short and long extensors being sufficient of itself to cause splitting at the breaking plane.' .^^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Flattely, Fredrick William, 1888-; Walton, Charles Livesey. New York, The Macmillan Company
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