Expression of calmodulin and myosin light chain kinase during larval settlement of the Barnacle Balanus amphitrite.

Barnacles are one of the most common organisms in intertidal areas. Their life cycle includes seven free-swimming larval stages and sessile juvenile and adult stages. The transition from the swimming to the sessile stages, referred to as larval settlement, is crucial for their survivor success and s...

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Main Authors: Zhang-Fan Chen, Hao Wang, Kiyotaka Matsumura, Pei-Yuan Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3278446?pdf=render