Evolutionary origins of novel forms are often obscure because early and transitional fossils
tend to be rare, poorly preserved, or lack proper phylogenetic contexts. We describe a new …

The present study was carried out to evaluate the biological characteristics of Pachygrapsus
marmoratus in the southern Black Sea, Ordu, Turkey. A total of 1503 crabs, ranging from 0.9 …

Abstract Pugettia quadridens (De Haan, 1837) and its closely similar congener, P.
intermedia Sakai, 1938, are redescribed and illustrated and their possible infraspecific …

The spider crab Maja squinado is an endangered Mediterranean species; therefore,
culturing it successfully is essential for developing restocking programs. The survival, growth …

We investigated post-settlement growth patterns and sexual dimorphism in the carapace,
pelon, and cheliped dimensions of the varunid crab Gaetice depressus (De Haan, 1833) …

Four species of crabs of the genus Maja have been described along the European coast: M.
brachydactyla, M. squinado, M. goltziana and M. crispata. The commercially important …

Benthic conspecific cues are used by competent larvae of many marine invertebrates to
locate and settle on suitable habitat. However, aggregations of conspecifics can generate …

The early juvenile crab stages (C1 to C5) of the portunid crab Liocarcinus depurator
(Linnaeus, 1758) were obtained in the laboratory from megalopae captured from the …

The early life history of the sesarmid crab Chiromantes ortmanni (Crosnier, 1965) was
studied at constant laboratory conditions, and the complete larval and early juvenile …

A survey was conducted during the period of April-2014–April-2016 to note the occurrence
of crabs in the beach area of Digha (21° 37′ 48.092 ″N 87° 32′ 41.355 ″E to 21° 36 …