Chinese mitten crab,
Molting, Subcellular localization, Protein-protein interaction network.
Wet weights and CW were measured biweekly and the dates of
molting were recorded.
Although chitin is common and abundant in crustacean biomass, and degradation and generation of chitin take place at each molt, the NAGL
molting biomarker had never been reported in any crustacean, in any other species, or in any synthetic and/or degradation pathway of chitin before its discovery in C.
Overlapping molt and chick rearing may permit earlier onset of
molting (when prey resources often are more abundant) and, following molt, earlier initiation of fall movements to wintering areas.
Anecdotally, handling or blood collection from
molting penguins has been discouraged due to the belief that
molting is a stressor and that handling during the molt might bring about an increased health risk.
However, migration patterns, locations of important
molting and staging sites, and affiliations between breeding and wintering areas remained poorly understood.
Here we examined habitats used by 12 molt-migrant species during the
molting period in July-September (Pyle et al., 2009).
A recent study of eurypterid
molting (Tetlie et al.
Molting in avian species is defined as periodic shedding and replacement of feathers which is accompanied by involution of reproductive organs (Berry, 2003).
Changes in activities of the crustacean epidermis during the
molting cycle.
Scientists have many unanswered questions about the
molting process.