Antennule ablation, sex discrimination, and mating behavior in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 708-712

  Corotto, Frank S ^a   Bonenberger, Denise M ^a   Bounkeo, Julie M ^a   Dukas, Cheryl C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 0033229780     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1549294     Document Type: Article

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