Journal of Crustacean Biology 

About: Journal of Crustacean Biology is an academic journal published by Oxford University Press. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Population & Genus. It has an ISSN identifier of 0278-0372. Over the lifetime, 3296 publications have been published receiving 65948 citations. The journal is also known as: Crustacean biology.

Penaeoid and Sergestoid Shrimps and Prawns of the World. Keys and Diagnoses for the Families and Genera

Abstract: The penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps comprise (he Dendrobranchiata, a suborder of the crustacean order Decapoda. This group is characterized by (a) highly branched gills and (b) a primitive mode of reproduction in which fertilized eggs are not incubated, as in other decapods, but instead are cast into the water, hatching later in the plankton as nauplius larvae. Dendrobranchiate shrimps, with about 500 described species, are important members of shallow and deepwater benthic faunas, and also contribute as well to the bathypelagic, mesopelagic and even planktonic communities of the world's oceans. Shrimp fisheries and aquaculture of the world are dominated by this group, especially members of the tropical and subtropical family Penaeidae.

“COI-like” Sequences Are Becoming Problematic in Molecular Systematic and DNA Barcoding Studies

Abstract: The cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene plays a pivotal role in a global effort to document biodiversity and continues to be a gene of choice in phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies. Due to increased attention on this gene as a species' barcode, quality control and sequence homology issues are re-emerging. Taylor and Knouft (2006) attempted to examine gonopod morphology in light of the subgeneric classification scheme within the freshwater crayfish genus Orconectes using COI sequences. However, their erroneous analyses were not only based on supposed mitochondrial sequences but also incorporated many questionable sequences due to the possible presence of numts and manual editing or sequencing errors. In fact, 22 of the 86 sequences were flagged as “COI-like” by GenBank due to the presence of stop codons and indels in what should be the open reading frame of a conservative protein-coding gene. A subsequent search of “COI-like” accessions in GenBank turned up a multitude of taxa across Cr...

Biology of the lobster Homarus americanus

Abstract: Contributors. Preface. Introduction, Anatomy, and Life History, J.R. Factor. Taxonomy and Evolution, A.B. Williams. Larval and Postlarval Ecology, G.P. Ennis. Postlarval, Juvenile, Adolescent, and Adult Ecology, P. Lawton and K.L. Lavalli. Fishery Regulations and Methods, R.J. Miller. Populations, Fisheries, and Management, M.J. Fogarty. Interface of Ecology, Behavior, and Fisheries, J.S. Cobb. Aquaculture, D.E. Aiken and S.L. Waddy. Reproduction and Embryonic Development, P. Talbot and Simone Helluy. Control of Growth and Reproduction, S.L. Waddy, D.E. Aiken, and D.P.V. de Kleijn. Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology, B. Beltz. Muscles and Their Innervation, C.K. Govind. Behavior and Sensory Biology, J. Atema and R. Voigt. The Feeding Appendages, K.L. Lavalli and J.R. Factor. The Digestive system, J.R. Factor. Digestive Physiology and Nutrition, D.E. Conklin. Circulation, the Blood, and Disease, G.G. Martin and J.E. Hose. The Physiology of Gas Exchange, Circulation, Ion Regulation, and Nitrogenous Excretion: An Integrative Approach, B.R. McMahon. Index.

Biology of the land crabs

Abstract: 1. Biology of the land crabs: an introduction Warren W. Burggren and Brian R. McMaHon 2. Evolution, systematics and geographical distribution Richard G. Hartnoll 3. Ecology Thomas G. Wolcott 4. Behaviour David W. Dunham and Sandra L. Gilchrist 5. Reproduction and development Rita G. Adiyodi 6. Growth and molting Richard G. Hartnoll 7. Ion and waterbalance Peter Greenaway 8. Respiration Brian R. McMahon and Warren W. Burggren 9. Circulation Warren W. Burggren and Brian R. McMahon 10. Energetics and locomotion Clyde F. Herreid II and Robert J. Full 11. Epilogue Brian R. McMahon and Warren W. Burggren.