Substrate determinants and developmental rate of claw asymmetry in American lobsters, Homarus Americanus

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 890-896

  Goldstein, Jason S ^a   Tlusty, Michael F ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HOMARUS; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; INVERTEBRATA; LOBSTER;

EID: 0242405899     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2336     Document Type: Article

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