Thermal biology of horseshoe crab embryos and larvae: A role for heat shock proteins

Eggs of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus L., develop on sandy estuarine beaches during the spring and summer, and are potentially vulnerable to thermal stress during the 3–4 weeks of development to the first instar (trilobite) larval stage. In many marine taxa, heat shock (stress) pro...

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