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The first comprehensive overview of comparative physiology of crustaceans in two decades, bringing crustacean biology up to the 21st century.
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For their great commercial importance as a human food delicacy, crayfish are now becoming of wider interest to molecular biologists, and also to conservationists due to the fact that in some countries many of the native crayfish species are under threat from human activity, disea...se, and competition from other introduced crayfish species. Helmed by three editors in Japan, Europe, and the US, this book invites contributions from experts around the globe, covering the conservation status and biology of all endangered species, taxonomy, and distribution of crayfishes worldwide.
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Helps in operating, inspecting, and certifying shellfish shippers, processors, and depuration facilities. This book is suitable for those who interfaces with regulatory agency personnel and researchers in fisheries and environmental management.
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A guide to the seashells of Egypt's Red Sea coast, this work offers descriptions of over five hundred species, indicating geographic range, size, color, and other details. It is organized by taxonomy, divided between gastropods and bivalves, and each species is illustrated with o...ne or more photographs for easy identification.
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Using shells to explore major areas of biology, the author of this celebration of the shell examines such issues as the evolution of shells and their function. He demonstrates how shells provide insight into the lives of animals of this era, as well as those of the distant past.
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The Malacostraca, a very large subclass of Crustacea, is being dealt with in four volumes in this series. This volume covers the commercially important shrimps, prawns, lobsters and yabbies, listing over 1200 species known from Australian waters (including Australian Territorial ...waters).
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A detailed manual on this insect of which there are twenty-six species in New Zealand. The most common of these is the landhopper.
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This guide covers barnacles of mainly southeastern Australia and begins with information about their biology, habitats and diversity. A description of each animal is accompanied by a colour photograph.
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For most of us, shrimps, prawns and lobsters immediately brings to mind something edible and tasty. Many are small inconspicuous inhabitants living on our shores and in shallow water. This guide includes a description of each animal accompanied by a colour photograph with informa...tion about each animal's behaviour, diversity and ecology.
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Covers the biology, ecology, behavior, physiology, evolutionary history, and genetics of the family Scyllaridae. This book includes coverage of fishing methods and regulations, size composition of catches, fisheries management, and distribution of those species that are targeted ...directly or as by-product in other fisheries.
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