Life cycle of a bioluminescent marine ostracode, Vargula annecohenae (Myodocopida: Cypridinidae)

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 669-674

  Gerrish, Gretchen A ^a,b   Morin, James G ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Instars; Life cycle; Myodocopid, ostracoda

Indexed keywords

CYPRIDINIDAE; MYODOCOPIDA; OSTRACODA; VARGULA;

EID: 57349136742     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/07-2934.1     Document Type: Article

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