Isolation and characterization of the metamorphic inducer of the common mud crab, Panopeus herbstii

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 121-134

  Andrews, William R ^a,b   Targett, Nancy M ^a   Epifanio, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Metamorphosis; Mud crab; Recruitment; Settlement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039829169     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00268-4     Document Type: Article

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