Morphology and distribution of antennular setae of scyllarid lobsters (Scyllarides aequinoctialis, S. latus, and S. nodifer) with comments on their possible function

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 324-342

  Weisbaum, Dolores ^a,c   Lavalli, Kari L ^b,d  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

^b Lobster Conservancy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral antennules; Scyllarides; Setae; Setal distribution; Slipper lobster

Indexed keywords

LOBSTER; PALINURIDAE; SCYLLARIDAE; SCYLLARIDES AEQUINOCTIALIS; SCYLLARIDES LATUS; SCYLLARIDES NODIFER;

EID: 13244278151     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2004.tb00166.x     Document Type: Article

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