Molt cycle in Neomysis awatschensis(Crustacea : Mysidacea) based on marsupial development

  • Ma, Chae-Woo (Department of Biological Sciences, Soochunhyang University) ;
  • Oh, Chul-Woong (Department of Marine Resources, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Chun (Department of Biological Sciences, Soochunhyang University)
  • Published : 2001.10.01

Abstract

In crustacea the molting cycle is the most important physiological process affecting growth, behaviour, reproduction and population dynamics through their life span. Particularly molt cycle is closely related to reproductive cycle, and it is important to determine the successive stages of molt cycle to understand reproductive phenomena including ovarian cycle and the development of the embryos in the marsupium. (omitted)

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