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Development, Vol 107, Issue 3 547-551 Copyright © 1989 by Company of Biologists

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Delayed determination of claw laterality in lobsters loss of target

CK Govind and J Pearce

Lateralization of the paired claws into a major crusher minor cutter type is determined during the 4th and 5th juvenile development of the lobster, Homarus claws during this critical period delays the laterality until the 6th stage when regenerate claws Continued loss into the 6th stage, and beyond, laterality, resulting in lobsters with paired cutter critical period for determining claw laterality may extended for a brief time to cater for claw loss, common in these early juvenile stages.




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