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Life history, ecology, fishery, and industry of the blue crab.
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THE BLUE CRAB HOME PAGE From a historical perspective, crabs in general have been viewed with disdain or infamously. William Warner, in his classic book Beautiful Swimmers, noted that crabs have often classified as unpleasant and bellicose animals. The word crab has been considered synonymous...Description of the mechanism of the crayfish heartbeat.
http://www.gsu.edu/~bioasx/zindex.htm
Descriptions of various coastal and terrestrial crabs occurring in Seychelles. With many pictures of crabs and description of the various islands and habitats.
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/5280
Everything you'd like to know about the Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) from identification, molting, mating, catching, and cooking.
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BLUECRAB.INFO The Blue Crab Archives This site is best experienced with a display resolution of 1024 768 pixels or higher. Please send feedback to 119 101 98 109 97 115 116 101 114 64 98 108 117 101 45 99 114 97 98 46 111...A look at an unusual and little known creature.
http://www.smithton.tco.asn.au/wildlife/lobster/lobster.html
Images of dozens of species, mainly from the central United States.
http://www.denison.edu/~stocker/cfgallery.html
Research projects by Bauer and students on caridean and penaeid shrimps and other decapod crustaceans, emphasizing mating systems, breeding, hermaphroditism, coloration, grooming, fouling, seagrass fauna, publications.
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Ray Bauer research: marine biology and shrimps Research in Marine Habitats and the Biology of Shrimps (Raymond T. Bauer) Book on Caridean Shrimps Bauer, R.T March, 2004 Remarkable Shrimps: Natural History and Adaptations of the Carideans. University of Okalahoma Press, Norman hardcover, 270 pp 100 figures, 8...Information on viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoans, metazoan parasites, and commensals affecting freshwater crayfish in aquaculture and in nature.
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Brett Francis Edgerton Crayfish disease ...Description, bulletins, diet, habitat, breeding, migration, and human impact on the most populous crab species on Christmas Island.
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Environment Australia Christmas Island ...Profile of this species, which is becoming established on the east coast of the US. Includes photos and maps.
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Asian shore crab Asian shore crab has a square-shaped shell with 3 spines on each side of the carapace. The carapace color ranges from green to purple to orange-brown to red. It has light and dark bands along its legs and red spots...