Circulating ecdysteroid concentrations in Alaskan Dungeness crab (Cancer magister)

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-181

  Thomton, Jamie D ^a,b   Tamone, Sherry L ^c   Atkinson, Shannon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER (CRUSTACEAN); CANCER MAGISTER; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 33646722939     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2625.1     Document Type: Article

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