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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The present report describes the first record of two brachyuran crabs, Drachiella morum Alcock, 1896 and Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898 along the coast of Tamil Nadu, India.
Chinnathambi Viswanathan +5 more
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Relationship of Homolidae and Dromiidae : evidence from spermatozoal ultrastructure (Crustacea, Decapoda) [PDF]
The homolid spermatozoon, as exemplified by #Homola$ sp., #Paromola$ sp. and #Paromola petterdi$, differs markedly from spermatozoa of crabs of the #Heterotremata$ - #Thoracotremata$ assemblage but agrees with the sperm of dromiids, in the strongly ...
Guinot, D. +2 more
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Biology and interspecific interactions of the alien crab Percnon gibbesi in the Maltese Islands [PDF]
Spatial and bathymetric distribution, population density, habitat preferences, fecundity, breeding season and interspecific interactions of the alien grapsoid crab Percnon gibbesi (H.
Schembri, Patrick J., Sciberras, Marija
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First record of the crab, Droippe quadridens (Fabricius, 1793) (Brachyura: Dorippidae), from the Iraqi coastal waters of the NW Arabian Gulf, with notes on the occurrence of seven species of crabs in the region [PDF]
The present study is important in concerning the ecological and classification of the native and invasive species to the Iraqi coast in the north-west of the Arabian Gulf.
KhaledKh Al-Khafaji +2 more
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Restructuring of the "Macaronesia" biogeografic unit: a marine multi-taxon biogeographical approach [PDF]
The Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde are commonly united under the term “Macaronesia”. This study investigates the coherency and validity of Macaronesia as a biogeographic unit using six marine groups with very different ...
Afonso, Pedro +23 more
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Macrocrustaceans of non-consolidated sublittoral of the São Vicente Estuarine Bay Complex, São Paulo state, Brazil [PDF]
Despite the economic importance of the carcinofauna which inhabits the estuarine regions of São Vicente, state of São Paulo, Brazil, there are few studies of the biology, distribution and biodiversity of crustaceans.
Álvaro Reigada +3 more
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Crustaceans are a key component of the fauna living in rhodoliths, but patterns in their distribution and abundance remain largely unknown. This paper assessed spatio-temporal variability of Brachyura associated with rhodoliths.
Clara Sánchez-Latorre +4 more
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Temperature effects on zoeal morphometric traits and intraspecific variability in the hairy crab Cancer setosus across latitude [PDF]
International audiencePhenotypic plasticity is an important but often ignored ability that enables organisms, within species-specific physiological limits, to respond to gradual or sudden extrinsic changes in their environment.
A Clarke +39 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.
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