Decapod crustaceans represent one of the most diverse and ecologically significant groups of marine and freshwater organisms. Their evolutionary history, documented by an abundant fossil record, ...

Animals have evolved crab-like bodies at least five times throughout history, a process known as carcinization.

Crustaceans occupy a wide range of environments while relying on surprisingly optimized survival strategies. Their success ...

In a first-of-its-kind experiment tracing evolution across 25 generations, scientists have discovered that marine copepods—the tiny crustaceans at the heart of the ocean food web—rely on a largely ...

Shipping list no.: 87-481-P. This study reviews the world-wide distribution and status of all families and genera of stomatopod Crustacea, and tests a number of hypotheses about factors that alter ...

Collectively, populations of Acanthocyclops vernalis, a species complex of freshwater copepods, are remarkably similar as to morphology and DNA content, despite variability in chromosome number.

Introduction: What is a crustacean? ; Scope of this work ; History and resources ; Structure of this book, and some advice! -- Systematics -- Dendrobranchiata : prawns and shrimps -- Stenopodidea : ...