Crabs

Klappentext

This book presents topical research in the study of the anatomy, habitat and ecological significance of crabs. Topics discussed in this compilation include the different species of crabs and viral susceptibility; distribution and habitat of cold water crab species on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland; behavioural differences in fiddler crabs; cellular cadmium transport in gills and hepatopancreas of the mangrove crab and invasive swimming crabs.

Inhalt

Preface; Different Species of Crabs & Viral Susceptibility; Development of Trapping Gear & Methods for Swimming Crabs; Distribution & Habitat of Cold Water Crab Species on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland; Neurosecretory Structure & Gonad Inhibiting Hormone in Eyestalk & the Physiology & Biochemistry of Spermatozoa in Eriocheir sinensis; Behavioral Differences in Fiddler Crabs, Uca pugnax, from Contaminated & Reference Estuaries in New Jersey; Cellular Cadmium Transport in Gills & Hepatopancreas of Ucides Cordatus, a Mangrove Crab; Crab Influences on the Export of Plant Detritus from Salt Marshes & Mangroves: A Review; Index.