The biology of squat lobsters /

Squat lobsters of the superfamilies Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea are highly visible crustaceans on seamounts, continental margins, shelf environments, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs. About 1000 species are known. They frequently feature in deep-sea images taken by submersibles and are caught...

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Corporate Author: CSIRO (Australia)
Other Authors: Poore, Gary C. B., Ahyong, Shane T., Taylor, Joanne, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2011.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780643104341
0643104348
1283395215
9781283395212
0643101721
9780643101722
1439866147
9781439866146
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Gary C.B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong and Joanne Taylor; List of contributors; Credits; 1Morphology of marine squat lobsters; Keiji Baba, Shane T. Ahyong and Enrique Macpherson; 2Taxonomy of squat lobsters; Enrique Macpherson and Keiji Baba; 3Phylogeny and fossil record of marine squat lobsters; Shane T. Ahyong, Kareen E. Schnabel and Enrique Macpherson; 4Developmental biology of squat lobsters; Keiji Baba, Yoshihisa Fujita, Ingo S. Wehrtmann and Gerhard Scholtz; 5Worldwide distribution patterns of squat lobsters.