Do decapod crustaceans have nociceptors for extreme pH?

Nociception is the physiological detection of noxious stimuli. Because of its obvious importance, nociception is expected to be widespread across animal taxa and to trigger robust behaviours reliably. Nociception in invertebrates, such as crustaceans, is poorly studied.THREE DECAPOD CRUSTACEAN SPECI...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sakshi Puri, Zen Faulkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2857684?pdf=render