Settlement of the barnacle Balanus improvisus: The roles of dopamine and serotonin

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-361

  Zega, G ^a   Pennati, R ^a   Dahlstrom M ^b   Berntsson, K ^c   Sotgia, C ^a   De Bernardi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Institute of Marine Research   (Sweden)

^c GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cyprid; Fouling organism; Invertebrate larvae; larval competence; Metamorphosis; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANTAGONISM; FOULING ORGANISM; INVERTEBRATE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; NEUROLOGY;

BALANUS AMPHITRITE; BALANUS IMPROVISUS; CYPRIDIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; THORACICA;

EID: 36749021159     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000701631594     Document Type: Article

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