In vitro methyl farnesoate secretion by mandibular organs isolated from different molt and reproductive stages of the crab Oziotelphusa senex senex

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 410-414

  Nagaraju, G Purna Chandra ^a   Reddy, P Ramachandra ^a   Reddy, P Sreenivasula ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Crab; Mandibular organ; Methyl farnesoate; Molting and reproduction; Oziotelphusa

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ORYZA SATIVA (INDICA CULTIVAR-GROUP); OZIOTELPHUSA; OZIOTELPHUSA SENEX SENEX;

EID: 33645735002     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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