About Dorothy Bliss
Dorothy Elizabeth Bliss was an American carcinologist and curator of invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History, with which she was associated for over 30 years. She was known as a pioneer in the field of hormonal control in crustaceans. She was editor-in-chief of the 10-volume series The Biology of Crustacea and author of the popular book Shrimps, Lobsters and Crabs. She served as president of the American Society of Zoologists and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dorothy Bliss was among the first researchers to experimentally demonstrate the role of the X-organ–sinus gland complex in regulating molting hormones in decapod crustaceans.
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