Novel behavioural assay and partial purification of a female-derived sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 244, Issue , 2002, Pages 179-189

  Hardege, J D ^a,d   Jennings, A ^a   Hayden, D ^a   Muller C T ^a   Pascoe, D ^a   Bentley, M G ^b,e   Clare, A S ^c,e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

20 hydroxyecdysone; Bioassay; Carcinus maenas; Sex pheromone; Shore crab

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CRAB; MATE ATTRACTION; PHEROMONE;

CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 0037196030     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps244179     Document Type: Article

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