Source of alarm substances in crayfish and their preliminary chemical characterization

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1624-1630

  Acquistapace, Patrizia ^a   Calamai, Luca ^a   Hazlett, Brian A ^b   Gherardi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

ALARM SUBSTANCES; CRAYFISH; HEMOLYMPH; STERILE CONDITIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ALARM SIGNAL; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; CRAYFISH;

ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 33144465359     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-161     Document Type: Article

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