The phylogeny of Decapoda is contentious and many hypotheses have been proposed
based on morphological cladistic analyses. Recent molecular studies, however, yielded …

The interest in, and attendance at, the symposium on Biology of the Anomura at the Fifth
International Crustacean Congress, 2001, indicates the recent focus on this group of …

The controversial interrelationships of the major clades of the reptant decapods are resolved
by simultaneous analysis of 16S, 18S, and 28S rRNA sequences in combination with …

The use of spermatozoal characters in elucidating animal phylogeny (spermiocladistics) has
been successfully applied in the decapod crustaceans. Most of the studies investigating …

The information currently available on sexual selection in hermit crabs is reviewed to identify
the role of males and females before, during and after mating. According to this information …

The monophyletic status of the squat lobster superfamily Galatheoidea has come under
increasing doubt by studies using evidence as diverse as larval and adult somatic …

In the debate over phylogenetic relationships within the Decapoda that has raged for more
than a century, the Anomura has been the source of many “confl icts”, including …

Morphology of the crayfish spermatozoon and of the spermatophore wall during three stages
of final maturation including freshly ejaculated, post-mating, and after spermatozoa release …

Spermatogenesis in the blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus, is described by light and
electron microscopy. The testis is composed of anterior (AT) and posterior (PT) lobes, that …

Reflecting the wide variety of ideas and hypotheses concerning decapod phylogeny, the
world's leading decapodologists assemble their knowledge in this volume for the sole …