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 …

The blue swimming crab Portunus pelagicus is an important catch species for many coastal
villages along the Java Sea coastline, but little is known regarding its reproductive biology or …

Multiple species of mud crabs are known to co-exist sympatrically within the same
ecosystem. However, little is known about the potential factors influencing their community …

Human existence is entirely dependent on the products and services of biodiversity for food,
medicines, shelter, clothing materials, aesthetics etc. Ecological services on the other hand …

Fisheries in Brazil, the country with most territory in South America, is not comprehensive at
all. The lack of precise historical data is the main concern faced by perspectives of fishery …

The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, is considered to be a luxury meal,
especially in touristic cities. It contains more than 20 types of amino acids and provides all …

̶ We investigated the seasonal variability in fecundity and egg size in a Petrolisthes
japonicus population by monthly sampling for one year on an intertidal cobble and boulder …

A population of the fiddler crab Uca rapax (Smith, 1870) found in Itaipu Lagoon, southeast
Brazil, was sampled monthly from July 2006 to June 2007 in order to study population and …

The 2 main hypotheses put forward to explain seasonal timing of marine invertebrate
reproduction hinge on variation in temperature and phytoplankton. Seasonal upwelling in …

Charybdis japonica is an Asian swimming crab from the northern hemisphere whose native
range includes China, Japan, Russia, and Malaysia but has recently been introduced to the …