Nephropore rosette glands of the lobster Homarus americanus: Possible sources of urine pheromones

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-231

  Bushmann, Paul J ^b   Atema, Jelle ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0000750939     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1548878     Document Type: Article

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