Many marine species are under high fishing pressure, which can cause alterations in their
mating systems and the structure of their populations. The spiny spider crab Maja …

Declining population sizes reported for a number of marine species have emphasised the
need for information on mating systems to be incorporated into conservation and …

In this paper different aspects of the fishery and life history of the spider crab Maja squinado
in southern Galicia (NW Spain) are analyzed to evaluate the potential effects of the fishery …

For polyandrous species where females have sperm storage structures, males develop
several strategies to avoid sperm competition and thus to maximize the number of eggs …

Unpaired or satellite male horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, are attracted to and often
form a group around a pair (a female with an attached male) that is nesting in the high …

The first results of the females reproductive cycle of Maja brachydactyla (Braquiura: Majidae)
off the coast of Asturias (north-west Spain) are presented. Mean size of mature females was …

Methods for assessing the occurrence and recency of mating are important for the
management and conservation of exploited brachyuran crabs. Using multiparous females of …

Potential sperm limitation in a fished population of the spiny king crab Paralithodes brevipes
was investigated in controlled laboratory experimental and field studies. The laboratory …

The evolutionary factors of sexual size dimorphism and reproductive characters in Pagurus
traversi and P. novizealandiae, are discussed. Investigations and sample collection were …

Highlights•We examined factors influencing female remating in crab spiders, Mecaphesa
celer.•Females did not appear to perform sequential mate choice.•Monandric and polyandric …