The effectiveness of various manipulations of the major claw in inducing the contra- lateral minor claw to transform into a major claw in adult snapping shrimps, Alpheus heterochelis, was studied. While removal of the major claw was 100% effective in inducing transformation, sectioning of its nerve
Nerves and the transformation of claw type in snapping shrimps
โ Scribed by DeForest Mellon Jr.
- Book ID
- 118389499
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 464 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0166-2236
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