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Some aspects of the ecology of the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea at Laguna Jalova, Costa Rica [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
The ecology and reproductive biology of the leatherback turtle (Dennochelys coriacea) was studied on a high-energy nesting beach near Laguna Jalova, Costa Rica, between 28 March and 8 June 1985.
Hirth, Harold F., Ogren, Larry H.
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Two new records of Ghost shrimps (Crustacea:Decaoda:Axiidea) from Bushehr, Persian Gulf, Iran

open access: yesIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2014
There are two species of Ghost shrimps namely, Neocallichirus jousseaumei, N. calmani of which the latter is the first record for the Persian Gulf (littoral and subtidal zones). While, N. jousseaumei is first record for littoral zones along coastal waters of the Persian Gulf. The material of present study was collected from Ouli village along the coast
openaire   +2 more sources

Growling from the gut: co-option of the gastric mill for acoustic communication in ghost crabs. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Animal acoustic communication systems can be built upon co-opted structures that become specialized for sound production or morphological novelties. The ghost crab, Ocypode quadrata, evolved a novel stridulation apparatus on the claws that is used during
deVries, Maya S   +2 more
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The Lobster and Shrimp Fisheries in Hawaii [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
A description of the lobster and deepwater shrimp fisheries in Hawaii, addressing harvest levels, biology, and research, is presented. Both fisheries are trap fisheries. The lobster fishery is a limited entry fishery with 1991 landings of 200 metric tons.
Polovina, Jeffrey J.
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Predator avoidance in extremophile fish [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Extreme habitats are often characterized by reduced predation pressures, thus representing refuges for the inhabiting species. The present study was designed to investigate predator avoidance of extremophile populations of Poecilia mexicana and P ...
Arias-Rodriguez, Lenin   +7 more
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Sea Turtle Science [PDF]

open access: yes
This packet includes background information, quick facts, links to additional sea turtle resources, and a classroom modeling activity that demonstrates population estimation, life history, and hatching success rates.

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Greenland Offshore Shrimp Fishery [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the social economic value of the Greenland off-shore shrimp fishery. The contribution of the fishery to the economy is examined us-ing a cost-benefit analysis where the objective of the report is to examine the current state of the ...
Claas Wagner   +2 more
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Ghost shrimps (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callianassidae) of the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) Ocozocoautla Formation, Chiapas (Mexico)

open access: yesBoletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 2013
On the basis of newly collected material, two ghost shrimp taxa from the lower Maastrichtian Ocozocoautla Formation in Chiapas (Mexico) are recorded. Callianassa burckhardti is reassigned to Eucalliax, which extends the known fossil record of this genus to the early Maastrichtian.
Matúš Hyžný   +2 more
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A new subfamily, Vulcanocalliacinae n.subfam., for Vulcanocalliax arutyunovi n.gen., n.sp from a mud volcano in the Gulf of Cadiz (Crustacea, Decapoda, Callianassidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
A new ghost shrimp, Vulcanocalliax arutyunovi n.gen. n.sp., is described and accommodated in the new subfamily Vulcanocalliacinae. This subfamily shares with the Bathycalliacinae Sakai & Turkay, 1999 the presence of epipods on the third maxilliped and ...
Cunha, MR, Dworschak, PC
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Commercial extinction: The exhaustion of exhaustion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This contribution addresses the technosocial assemblages that constitute commercial extinction that are not included within the common definition. That is, that a species’ population is so depleted that is no longer profitable to harvest. Extinct for the
Gallardo, Francisco, Samson, Audrey
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