Sexual differentiation in decapod crustaceans: Role of the androgenic gland

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 55-61

  Sagi, Amir ^a   Snir, Eviatar ^a   Khalaila, Isam ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Androgenic gland; Crustacea; Decapoda; Intersexuality; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031056246     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1997.9672563     Document Type: Article

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