Decapod crustacean chelipeds: an overview

P Mariappan, C Balasundaram, B Schmitz - Journal of biosciences, 2000 - Springer
The structure, growth, differentiation and function of crustacean chelipeds are reviewed. In
many decapod crustaceans growth of chelae is isometric with allometry level reaching unity …

Divergence in proteins, mitochondrial DNA, and reproductive compatibility across the Isthmus of Panama

N Knowlton, LA Weigt, LA Solorzano, DEK Mills… - Science, 1993 - science.org
It is widely believed that gene flow connected many shallow water populations of the
Caribbean and eastern Pacific until the Panama seaway closed 3.0 to 3.5 million years ago …

Causes of assortative mating in arthropods

BJ Crespi - Animal behaviour, 1989 - Elsevier
Assortative mating by size, one of the most common mating patterns in natural populations,
may be explained by three hypotheses:(1) mate choice, whereby large males, large females …

[PDF][PDF] Mating systems in caridean shrimp (Decapoda: Caridea) and their evolutionary consequences for sexual dimorphism and reproductive biology

C Correa, M Thiel - Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2003 - academia.edu
In this paper we review functional and evolutionary relationships among mating systems of
caridean shrimp and specific traits such as general biology/ecology, sexual systems …

Experiments on competition and predation among shrimps of seagrass meadows

LD Coen, KL Heck Jr, LG Abele - Ecology, 1981 - Wiley Online Library
A series of experiments was conducted to evaluate the distribution and abundance patterns
of two species of macrophyte—inhabiting caridean shrimps found in Apalachee Bay, Florida …

Soundscape enrichment enhances recruitment and habitat building on new oyster reef restorations

D McAfee, BR Williams, L McLeod… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Marine soundscapes provide important navigational cues to dispersing larvae in search of
suitable habitat. Yet, widespread habitat loss has degraded marine soundscapes and their …

The curious acoustic behavior of estuarine snapping shrimp: temporal patterns of snapping shrimp sound in sub-tidal oyster reef habitat

DWR Bohnenstiehl, A Lillis, DB Eggleston - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Ocean soundscapes convey important sensory information to marine life. Like many mid-to-
low latitude coastal areas worldwide, the high-frequency (> 1.5 kHz) soundscape of oyster …

Sexual selection and dimorphism in two demes of a symbiotic, pair-bonding snapping shrimp

N Knolton - Evolution, 1980 - JSTOR
Sexual Selection and Dimorphism in Two Demes of a Symbiotic, Pair-Bonding Snapping
Shrimp Page 1 Evolution, 34(1), 1980, pp. 161-173 SEXUAL SELECTION AND DIMORPHISM …

Sound detection and production mechanisms in aquatic decapod and stomatopod crustaceans

CA Radford, JA Stanley - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
The sensory systems of crustaceans (aquatic decapods and stomatopods) have adapted to
a diverse range of aquatic ecosystems. Sound production in aquatic crustaceans is more …

Combat in the fiddler crabs Uca pugilator and U. pugnax: a quantitative analysis

GW Hyatt, M Salmon - Behaviour, 1978 - brill.com
The aggressive behavior of two temperate species of fiddler crabs (Uca pugilator and U.
pugnax) was studied in the field. Most of the fights wer between Residents (crabs owning …