Methyl farnesoate couples environmental changes to testicular development in the crab Carcinus maenas

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2773-2778

  Nagaraju, G P C ^a   Borst, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustacean; Methyl famesoate; Reproduction; Salinity; Temperature; Testis

Indexed keywords

FARNESOIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRACHYURA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENT; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; MALE; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 53949122051     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.019133     Document Type: Article

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