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Fish predation is thought to exert an important influence on the demographical dynamics of larvae and juveniles of estuarine brachyuran crabs but few studies have investigated this phenomenon in nature.
Paulo V. Costa+4 more
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Early egg traits in Cancer setosus (Decapoda, Brachyura): effects of temperature and female size
Previous study on Cancer setosus (Molina, 1782) had shown that latitudinal changes in temperature control the number of annual egg masses. This study focused on the effects of pre-oviposition temperature and female size on egg-traits in C.
Brey, T., Fischer, S., Thatje, S.
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Species composition and distribution of brachyuran crabs in Duyen Hai town, Tra Vinh province
Brachyuran crabs are the most diverse group of crustaceans. They are found in most marine habitats such as coral reefs, sandy beaches, rocky beaches, mangroves, and seagrass meadows.
Van Tho Le+7 more
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Brachyuran crabs of various families are known as obligate associates of stony corals, with many of these species living as endosymbionts inside the skeleton of their hosts [...]
Bert W. Hoeksema+1 more
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Some brachyuran crabs from the Pliocene of a new outcrop nearby Borgomanero (Novara, Piedmont, NW Italy) are reported. This study allows us to recognize a peculiar brachyuran crabs assemblage including: Macropipus cf. M.
Giovanni Pasini+2 more
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Ocean acidification affects marine chemical communication by changing structure and function of peptide signalling molecules [PDF]
Ocean acidification is a global challenge that faces marine organisms in the near future with a predicted rapid drop in pH of up to 0.4 units by the end of this century.
Adamo+69 more
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The present study investigates the effect of different habitat attributes on brachyuran crab diversity in two different study sites in the Sundarban mangrove, India.
Shilpa Sen+3 more
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate change is expected to significantly impact coastal populations worldwide. The macrophysiological factors that determine the upper thermal limits (UTL) of intertidal ectotherms, however, remain poorly understood.
Pedro Julião Jimenez+3 more
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Brachyuran crabs of the Gulf of Mexico
This Infographic is a product of BDMY project (https://www.bdmy.org.mx), that was produced with funds of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. The information in the infographic was reviewed and validated by a group of specialists in the taxon.
Ugalde, Diana, Simões, Nuno
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BIODIVERSITY OF MARINE DECAPOD BRACHYURANS OF THE AMERICAS [PDF]
The number of species of Decapoda Brachyura in the marine waters of the Americas is estimated to be 1,086. The regions under study extend from the Arctic (north) to Cabo de Homos (south) and include the eastern and western coasts of the continents. Continental shelf species to depths of 200 m (and 300m in some cases) within fourteen zoogeographical ...
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