Wen-Feng Li

Hepatopancreas and ovary transcriptome analyses reveal key physiological changes in the pubertal molt of mud crabs Scylla paramamosain.

Pubertal molt represents a critical biological process underlying successful copulation in Scylla paramamosain, during which female mud crabs engage in mating immediately following the completion of this molt. Pubertal molt is the sole route for subadult-to-adult transition for female crabs, leading to accelerated ovar...