Involvement of methyl farnesoate in the regulation of molting and reproduction in the freshwater crab Oziotelphusa senex senex

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 511-515

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

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; OZIOTELPHUSA SENEX;

EID: 4243196865     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2478     Document Type: Article

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