The external and internal morphology of the marine squat lobsters is reviewed. External
morphology of squat lobsters has been extensively studied, primarily in the context of …

The coastal Atlantic area of Patagonia has a marked variability in physicochemical and
biological properties. It is already affected by global change, as evidenced in historical …

Few species of reptant decapod crustaceans thrive in the cold‐stenothermal waters of the
Southern Ocean. However, abundant populations of a new species of anomuran crab, Kiwa …

Halicarcinus planatus is the only member of the family Hymenosomatidae that occurs in the
southern tip of South America. The aim of this study is to determine both the reproductive …

Abstract The Beagle Channel is a 300-km long passage connecting the Pacific and Atlantic
Oceans at~ 55° S, where glaciers and river streams meet subantarctic waters. Here we …

This chapter overviews embryonic and larval development of squat lobsters, as well as egg
size, fecundity, larval dispersal and recruitment. Coverage of embryonic development is …

Diversity in reproduction schedules is a central component of life history variability, with life
span and age at maturity as key traits. Closely linked is the number of reproductive attempts …

The reproductive potential of a population depends on the number of broods that individuals
produce during the annual reproductive season. Determining the annual brood number is …

Las langostillas (Decapoda: Galatheoidea) son uno de los grupos de crustáceos más
abundantes de la plataforma continental argentina. De las dos especies que habitan el Mar …

Pleuroncodes monodon is a species that supports a trawl fishery of demersal crustaceans in
Chile. However, knowledge of its reproductive condition at the gonadal level is still …