Crustaceans exploit diverse habitats and face numerous environmental challenges. This
chapter reviews mechanisms by which crustaceans maintain energy homeostasis in the face …

Natural diet of Aegla platensis Schmitt and Aegla ligulata Bond-Buckup & Buckup
(Crustacea, Decapoda, Aeglidae) from Brazil. This work aimed to characterise the trophic …

The crayfish Parastacus defossus occurs in Uruguay and the state of Rio Grande do Sul in
Brazil. It lives in swamps and lakes, where it digs sloped subterranean tunnels that are used …

The aim of this study was to analyze the seasonal variations of carbohydrate and lipid
metabolism of the ghost crab Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius, 1787) on a sandy beach in the …

This study investigated the effects of circadian and seasonal fluctuations on the intermediate
metabolism of the freshwater crustacean Aegla platensis. Individuals were collected each …

Following the establishment of American mink farms outside North America, the species has
successfully invaded Europe and South America, and in some places, their presence …

The metabolic responses of two crayfish species living in different habitats, Parastacus
defossus and Parastacus brasiliensis, were analyzed after different periods of hypoxia (2.0 …

Este estudio evalúa los efectos del ayuno en la centolla Lithodes santolla. Machos adultos
de la centolla fueron mantenidos en condiciones de ayuno durante 12 días. Cada 3 días (ie …

The aim of this study was to analyze the seasonal variations in the metabolism of Parastacus
varicosus and examine the possible relationships to its reproduction. Animals were sampled …

Freshwater ecosystems are constantly threatened by the advance of agricultural activities.
Abiotic variables (such as temperature, ammonia, and nitrite) and contaminants (eg …