Loss of escape-related giant neurons in a spiny lobster, Panulirus argus

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-231

  Espinoza, Sandra Y ^a   Breen, Lana ^a   Varghese, Nisha ^a   Faulkes, Zen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LOBSTER; MORPHOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRAYFISH; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GANGLION; HISTOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; PALINURIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; AXONS; ESCAPE REACTION; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; NEURONS; PALINURIDAE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ASTACOIDEA; CRUSTACEA; PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS ARGUS; SCYLLARIDAE;

EID: 33846018078     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4134545     Document Type: Article

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