The larvae or phyllosomes of many species of spiny lobsters (Palinuridae) are known to
complete their development in offshore oceanic waters. Phyllosomes metamorphose to non …

Larval dispersal is common in benthic marine organisms, but the environmental cues
guiding the final larval stages to settlement habitat remain largely unknown. Caribbean …

Spiny (rock) lobsters are the basis of important fisheries in all of the world's major oceans.
We synthesize current information on their early life history from a variety of biological …

This review re-addresses the question: Where does metamorphosis to the puerulus mainly
take place among the shallow-water palinurids? A decade ago we reviewed this ecological …

A comparison of the documented ecology and behaviour of the separate phases in the life
cycles is presented. Data gathered during the review show that during the evolution of the …

The phyllosoma larval stages of the western rock lobster Panulirus cygnus are dispersed up
to hundreds of kilometers offshore and spend almost a year in the south eastern Indian …

The post-larval or puerulus stage of spiny, or rock, lobsters (Palinuridae) swim many
kilometres from open oceans into coastal waters where they subsequently settle. The …

Pelagic spiny lobster, Jasus edwardsii, pueruli and phyllosomas were sampled on offshore
transects from the south-east coast of the North Island of New Zealand in February 1998 …

We conducted a series of laboratory experiments to examine the orientation, settlement, and
metamorphosis of Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) pueruli (postlarvae) in …

Spiny lobsters are highly valuable seafood species that are captured and marketed in more
than 90 countries. After more than 30 years of stable catches, spiny lobster fisheries in many …