Sex-reversal of male Armadillidium vulgare (isopoda, malacostraca, crustacea) following andrectomy and partial gonadectomy

Evidence is presented for the first time for the complete sex-reversal of genetic males of the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare into functional females folloing partial gonadectomy. Fifth-instar males were used. The anterior half of their rudimentary reproductive organs along with the attach...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General and comparative endocrinology 1991-09, Vol.83 (3), p.375-378
Hauptverfasser:	Suzuki, Sachiko, Yamasaki, Kenji
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Armadillidiidae Armadillidium vulgare Biological and medical sciences Crustacea Crustacea - physiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gonads - surgery Hermaphroditic Organisms Invertebrates Isopoda Life cycle. Embryology. Development Male Physiology. Development Sex Determination Processes
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