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Most snow crab females in the eastern Bering Sea had stored sperm from one or two mates. While single paternity was common, some females had clutches sired by two males. Female snow crab primarily mated with male snow crab, with few instances of interspecies mating.
Laura M. Slater+5 more
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A new species of deep-water brachyuran crab, Euphrosynoplax dincao, from southeastern Brazil is described and illustrated. The genus Euphrosynoplax currently consists of two species, E. clausaGuinot, 1969, and E. campechiensisVázquez-Bader & Gracia, 1991,
Marcos Tavares, William Santana
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Occurrence and abundance of brachyuran larvae in the Manora Channel (Karachi, Pakistan) during 1993 [PDF]
The present paper investigates the occurrence and abundance of brachyuran larvae in the Manora Channel during August- December 1993. The fortnightly planktonic sampling was carried out in Manora Channel which is bordered by mangroves, during day time ...
Ghory, Farhana S., Siddiqui, Feroz A.
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Cuchiadromites jadeae, a new genus and species of primitive crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Podotremata) from the Aptian of Cantabria (Spain), with comments on its peculiar surface ornament [PDF]
A new genus and new species of decapod brachyuran, Cuchiadromites jadeae, is recorded and described herein from the Lower Aptian (Early Cretaceous) Patrocinio Formation (Deshayesites forbesi Ammonite Zone) of the coastal cliffs near Cuchía (Cantabria ...
Ferratges, F. A.+2 more
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We analyzed 190 specimens of the common European hermit crab species Pagurus bernhardus to look for the heterometry between the sexes regardless of the body size. We calculated three different indices and found all to be significantly different between males and females, indicating that males have bigger major and minor chelipeds than females, even if ...
Michel SCHMIDT+2 more
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Distributional patterns of brachyuran larvae in Manora Channel (Karachi, Pakistan) collected during 1995 [PDF]
This study gives an account of distributional patterns of Brachyuran larvae in the Manora Channel from January to November 1995. The planktonic sampling was carried out during day time from surface and sub-surface waters of station I and II (certain ...
Ghory, Farhana S., Siddiqui, Feroz A.
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Table 2: Morphometric data of structures within the peripheral olfactory pathway and of the primary olfactory centers in the brain of decapod crustaceans. [PDF]
Adaptations to a terrestrial lifestyle occurred convergently multiple times during the evolution of the arthropods. This holds also true for the “true crabs” (Brachyura), a taxon that includes several lineages that invaded land independently.
Ahyong+165 more
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Abstract Shallow‐water hydrothermal vents have gained growing attention for their intricate characteristics caused by various epipelagic factors. The shallow‐water hydrothermal system offshore Kueishan Island, Taiwan, situated in an earthquake‐prone area, has prompted our exploration into the relationship between hydrothermal and seismic activities ...
Ling Chiu+4 more
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Gastropods respond to vegetation cover and dynamically determine their choice of habitat through movement in a southeastern Australian saltmarsh. Abstract Southeast Australian saltmarshes are endangered ecological communities under threat from various anthropogenic factors including climate change.
Arda Poda+4 more
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Brachyuran crustaceans from the bycatch of prawn fisheries at the mouth of the Amazon river. [PDF]
The present paper is a pioneering study on the Brachyura bycatch associated with the artisan prawn fisheries at the mouth of the Amazon River. The study was conducted at four collection sites distributed along the mouth of the Amazon River between the ...
GARCIA, J. da S.+3 more
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