A simple technique for mounting crustacean appendages for examination with the scanning electron microscope

Abstract A simple, cheap, and yet effective technique to allow easy mounting and imaging of small crustacean (or arthropod) limbs or appendages under the scanning electron microscope using custom-made aluminum mounts, cut from commercial aluminum cans, is explained and illustrated.

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Main Authors: Marcos Tavares, Victoria Polit, Christopher C. Tudge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia 2024-11-01
Series:Nauplius
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972024000100210&lng=en&tlng=en
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spellingShingle Marcos Tavares
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Christopher C. Tudge
A simple technique for mounting crustacean appendages for examination with the scanning electron microscope
Nauplius
Appendage
Arthropod
Crustacea
Gonopod
Limb
title A simple technique for mounting crustacean appendages for examination with the scanning electron microscope
title_full A simple technique for mounting crustacean appendages for examination with the scanning electron microscope
title_fullStr A simple technique for mounting crustacean appendages for examination with the scanning electron microscope
title_full_unstemmed A simple technique for mounting crustacean appendages for examination with the scanning electron microscope
title_short A simple technique for mounting crustacean appendages for examination with the scanning electron microscope
title_sort simple technique for mounting crustacean appendages for examination with the scanning electron microscope
topic Appendage
Arthropod
Crustacea
Gonopod
Limb
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