The transition from marine to freshwater habitats is one of the major steps in the evolution of
life. In the decapod crustaceans, four groups have colonized fresh water at different …

The costs of reproduction in brachyurans are reviewed. In both sexes a number of aspects of
reproductive behaviour and physiology can result in higher mortality and/or slower growth …

Abstract The Humboldt Current System (HCS) is one of the most productive marine
ecosystems on earth. It extends along the west coast of South America from southern Chile …

In order to explain the huge variation in parental behaviour, evolutionary biologists have
traditionally used a cost–benefit approach, which enables them to analyse behavioural traits …

The combined effects of predicted ocean acidification and global warming on the larvae of
the cold-eurythermal spider crab Hyas araneus L. were investigated in 2 populations: a …

The fisheries for crabs and lobsters (Reptantia, Decapoda) are shaped by environmental
variation through the distribution ecology, productivity or even their market traits such as …

School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld, 4072, Australia E-
mail: d. marshall1@ uq. edu. au, richard. allen@ uq. edu. au, a. crean@ uq. edu. auAbstract …

Reproductive output (RO) is commonly used as a proxy for reproductive effort (RE) among
Brachyuran crabs and other marine invertebrates, and so far no attempt has been made to …

Ocean warming due to climate change can affect the metabolism, performance, and survival
of ectothermic marine species. On the US Northeast continental shelf (US NES), waters are …

Food webs as representations of who eats whom are at the core of community ecology.
Incorporation of tools from network theory enables assessment of how complex systems …