A Critical Look at the Idea of Terminal Molt in Male Snow Crab ( Chionoecetes opilio )
Whether or not male snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) undergo a terminal molt when they develop large chelae is reviewed. Evidence supporting terminal molt includes laboratory studies in which large-clawed animals failed to molt and field studies which failed to find large-clawed males with mouth part...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1991
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f91-266 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f91-266 |