Larval hatching in the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus: Facilitation by environmental cues

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-212

  Ehlinger, Gretchen S ^a,b   Tankersley, Richard A ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental cues; Horseshoe crab; Hydration; Hypoxia; Inundation; Larval hatching; Limulus polyphemus; Osmotic shock

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HATCHING; HYDRATION; HYPOXIA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIMULIDAE; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA; POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 0041350734     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00180-1     Document Type: Article

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