Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
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Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 2AAATB
Nerve impulses travel more quickly at warmer temperatures and down axons that are larger in diameter. What would you predict about the axons of squid that make their home in the coldest depths of an ocean?
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