Molting and cuticle deposition in the subterranean trichoniscid Titanethes albus (Crustacea, Isopoda)

Terrestrial isopods are a suitable group for the study of cuticle synthesis and calcium dynamics because they molt frequently and have evolved means to store calcium during molt. Little data is currently available on molting in Synocheta and subterranean isopods. We studied the molting dynamics in t...

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Main Authors: Vittori, Miloš, Kostanjšek, Rok, Žnidaršič, Nada, Štrus, Jasna
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335403/