Androgenic gland implantation promotes growth and inhibits vitellogenesis in cherax quadricarinatus females held in individual compartments

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-159

  Manor, Rtvka ^a   Aflalo, Eliahu d ^a   Segall, Carmen ^a   Weil, Simy ^a   Azulay, Dudu ^a   Ventura, Tomer ^a   Sagi, Amr ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Androgenic gland; Cherax quadricarinatus; Crayfish; Crustacea; Decapoda; Growth promotion; Red claw; Reproduction; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; CRUSTACEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3843069770     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2004.9652584     Document Type: Article

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