Sex Conversion Induced by Hydrostatic Pressure in the Marine Copepod Tigriopus californicus

Sex Conversion Induced by Hydrostatic Pressure in the Marine Copepod Tigriopus californicus

High hydrostatic pressure applied to the naupliar larval stages of the marine copepod Tigriopus californicus converts some individuals that would have become males into females. The copepodid stages are not sensitive to pressure-induced conversion.

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1965-12, Vol.150 (3703), p.1619-1621
Hauptverfasser: Vacquier, Victor D., Belser, William L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Air pressure
Female animals
Hydrostatic pressure
Larvae
Larval development
Male animals
Nauplii
Sex glands
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Zusammenfassung:High hydrostatic pressure applied to the naupliar larval stages of the marine copepod Tigriopus californicus converts some individuals that would have become males into females. The copepodid stages are not sensitive to pressure-induced conversion.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.150.3703.1619