Identification of a female sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 436, Issue , 2011, Pages 177-189

  Hardege, J D ^a   Bartels Hardege, H D ^a   Fletcher, N ^a   Terschak, J A ^a   Harley, M ^a   Smith, M A ^a   Davidson, L ^a   Hayden, D ^b   Muller C T ^b   Lorch, M ^a   Welham, K ^a   Walther, T ^c   Bublitz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustacean sex pheromone Identification Nucleotide Mate guarding Carcinus Maenas

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOASSAY; CRAB; EXCRETION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MATE GUARDING; MOLT; PEST CONTROL; SEAWATER; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNALING; URINE;

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

EID: 80052341424     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09226     Document Type: Review

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