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Biochemical changes during larval development of the xanthid crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii. III. Isozyme changes during ontogeny

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Isozyme changes in the xanthid crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould) are described for 6 enzyme systems through all four zoeal stages, megalopa stage, and juveniles. There is considerable variation in the number of isozymes and their expression during the ontogeny of R. harrisii.

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  1. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, University of Maryland, Solomons, Maryland, USA

    R. P. Morgan II, E. Kramarsky & S. D. Sulkin

  2. Battelle Columbus Laboratories, William F. Clapp Laboratories, Inc., 02332, Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA

    R. P. Morgan II, E. Kramarsky & S. D. Sulkin

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Communicated by M.R. Tripp, Newark

Contribution No. 806 of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, University of Maryland, USA.

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Morgan, R.P., Kramarsky, E. & Sulkin, S.D. Biochemical changes during larval development of the xanthid crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii. III. Isozyme changes during ontogeny. Mar. Biol. 48, 223–226 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00397148

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