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Atlas of crustacean larvae.
Artist/Author: Martin, Joel W., Jorgen Olesen and Jens Hoeg, editors.$182.00 Add to cartCrustaceans, familiar to the average person as shrimp, lobsters, crabs, krill, barnacles, and their many relatives, are easily one of the most important and diverse groups of marine life forms. Poorly understood, they are among the most numerous invertebrates on earth. Most crustaceans start life as eggs and move through a variety of morphological phases prior to maturity. In this book, more than 45 of the world’s leading crustacean researchers explain and illustrate the beauty and complexity of the many larval life stages. Revealing shapes that are reminiscent of aliens from other worlds, often with bizarre modifications for a planktonic life or for parasitization, including (in some cases) bulging eyes, enormous spines, and aids for flotation and swimming, the abundant illustrations and photographs show the detail of each morphological stage and allow for quick comparisons. The diversity is immediately apparent in the illustrations: spikes that deter predators occur on some larvae, while others bear unique specializations not seen elsewhere, and still others appear as miniature versions of the adults. Small differences in anatomy are shown to be suited to the behaviours and survival mechanisms of each species.
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Walking sideways: the remarkable world of crabs.
Artist/Author: Weis, Judith S.$50.00 Add to cartIn this book, Weis provides an engaging and informative tour of the remarkable world of crabs, highlighting their unique biology and natural history. Among the topics Weis covers are the evolution and classification of crabs, their habitats, unique adaptations to water and land, reproduction and development, behaviour, ecology, and threats, including up-to-date research. Crabs are of special interest to biologists for their communication behaviours, sexual dimorphism, and use of chemical stimuli and touch receptors. In addition to the traditional ten-legged crabs, the book also treats those that appear eight-legged, including hermit crabs, king crabs, and sand crabs. Sidebars address topics of special interest, such as the relationship of lobsters to crabs and medical uses of compounds derived from horseshoe crabs (which aren’t really crabs). While Weis emphasizes conservation and the threats that crabs face, she also addresses the use of crabs as food (detailing how crabs are caught and cooked) and their commercial value from fisheries and aquaculture. She highlights other interactions between crabs and people, including keeping hermit crabs as pets or studying marine species in the laboratory and field.
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A guide to Australia’s spiny freshwater crayfish.
Artist/Author: McCormack, Robert B.$60.00 Add to cartEuastacus crayfish, often referred to as ‘spiny crayfish’ for the impressive arrays of spines on their hard armoured shells, are the largest of the 10 genera of Australian freshwater crayfish. This book discusses all 50 species known in Australia, from the iconic Giant Murray lobster that is fished by recreational fishers, to the exceedingly rare Euastacus maidae. These uniquely Australian species range from Cooktown in far north Queensland to Wilson’s Promontory in Victoria. The book discusses basic crayfish anatomy, moulting and growth, morphology, breeding, threats and diseases. It includes colour photographs for each species, as well as a glossary and further reading list.
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Guide to the freshwater crustacea of New Zealand.
Artist/Author: Chapman, M. A., M.H. Lewis, and Michael Winterbourn.$75.00 Add to cartA comprehensive update of the classic volume Introduction to the freshwater Crustacea of New Zealand by Chapman and Lewis (1976). In the intervening 35 years there have been many advances in the systematics of crustaceans leading in many instances to the introduction of new names, and our knowledge of freshwater crustacean biology and ecology has increased substantially. The new book follows a similar format to its predecessor, uses some of the same text, and many of the original figures. However, most of the text and identification keys have been rewritten to accommodate advances in knowledge, and many new line drawings and colour images are included. Each chapter has its own set of references to help users access the relevant literature. Accounts of the Copepoda, Syncarida, and Amphipoda, in particular, contain much new material, and information on the remarkable subterranean and ‘terrestrial’ crustacean faunas is incorporated. The book is intended to be a source of information and a guide to the identification of our inland crustacean fauna that can be used by students, teachers, research workers, and other environmental scientists.
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Advances in the taxonomy and biogeography of crustacea in the Southern Hemisphere.
Artist/Author: Bruce, N.$110.00 Add to cartZooKeys No. 18. This is the first issue of ZooKeys devoted to taxonomy of the Crustacea, specifically crustaceans from the Southern Hemisphere, with contributions describing new taxa from Australia, New Caledonia, the Tasman Sea, Fiji, Madagascar and Antarctica. The issue comprises six papers on the Peracarida, and one each on Decapoda and Spinicaudata, describing four new genera, 12 new species, and new diagnoses to a further four genera. The first occurrence of the Eurasian clam shrimp Eoleptestheria ticinensis in Australia, is reported. There are three isopod contributions, two describing new species and new genera of deep-water Serolidae from Australia and the tropical southwestern Pacific, the third describing a new genus and new species of Anthuroidea from Australian coral reefs. One paper revises the amphipod genus Epimeria describing two species, one new, from Antarctic waters of the Ross and Weddell Seas. Two contributions on the Tanaidacea, describe new species from tropical Australia. The remaining paper describes a new species of freshwater crab (Family Potamonautidae) from Madagascar.
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Shrimps, Prawns and Lobsters.
Artist/Author: Poore, Gary C.B.$25.00 Add to cartThis long awaited guide provides a wonderful introduction for naturalists, beachcombers, divers and anyone with an interest in the marine environment. It includes a description of each animal accompanied by a colour photograph with information about each animal’s behaviour, diversity and ecology. The end matter includes both a scientific and common name index, further references and a glossary.
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Barnacles.
Artist/Author: Poore, Gary C. B.$25.00 Add to cartThis guide covers barnacles of mainly south-eastern Australia and begins with information about their biology, habitats and diversity. A description of each animal is accompanied by a colour photograph. A key is also provided for easier identification of common barnacles, with some of the more rare and less visible animals related to barnacles. The end matter includes both a scientific and common name index, further references and a glossary.
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The secret life of lobsters: how fishermen and scientists are unraveling the mysteries of our favorite crustacean.
Artist/Author: Corson, Trevor.$30.00 Add to cartA narrative written by a one-time Maine lobsterman relates how lobsters socialize, mate, fight for dominance, and navigate their way across the ocean floor.
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Crabs, hermit crabs and allies.
Artist/Author: Poore, Gary C. B.$25.00 Add to cartLooks at the natural history of crabs, hermit crabs and their close relatives. The species covered are those found in shallow waters, on shores and reefs on the coastline of southeastern Australia, with an emaphasis on the coastline of Victoria. Species descriptions are accompanied by colour photographs and detailed drawings for easy recognition.
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A thousand pleasures, a million treasures: the life and times of shells, crabs, and other beach creatures on the North West coast of Tasmania.
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An identification guide to the fairy shrimps (Crustacea: Anostraca) of Australia.
Artist/Author: Timms, B.V.$65.00 Add to cartIdentification guide no. 47.
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Zoological catalogue of Australia Volume 19.2 A Crustacea: Malacostraca: Suncarida, Peracarida: Isopoda, Tanaidacea, Mictacea, Thermosbaenacea, Spelaeogriphacea.
Artist/Author: Poore, G. C. B.$150.00 Add to cartVolume 19.2 A presents valuable nomenclatural and biological facts on the syncarids, isopods, tanaidaceans and other minor peracarid orders of Crustacea known from Australia. It offers full taxonomic information for 89 families, 351 genera and 1076 described species, with the original literature as well as museum data on the type specimens. Each family introduction is accompanied by a line drawing of a representative species.
