Induced metamorphosis in crustacean y-larvae: Towards a solution to a 100-year-old riddle

• Main Authors: Glenner, Henrik, Høeg, Jens T, Grygier, Mark J, Fujita, Yoshihisa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2008
• Subjects: Arctic; The ''Y''
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/21

Abstract Background The y-larva, a crustacean larval type first identified more than 100 years ago, has been found in marine plankton samples collected in the arctic, temperate and tropical regions of all oceans. The great species diversity found among y-larvae (we have identified more than 40 speci...