Search
Search Results
-
Diversity of squat lobsters on coral reefs in Guam, Mariana Islands, with the description of two new species and notes on their natural history
Squat lobsters (family Galatheidae Samouelle,
1819 ) inhabiting shallow reefs are small crustaceans that can exhibit bright colors and include many...
-
Aristotle’s lobster: the image in the text
The Anatomai , a lost work written by Aristotle, must have contained a collection of various drawings and figures of species as well as their organs....
-
Niche partitioning of hydrothermal vent fauna in the North Fiji Basin, Southwest Pacific inferred from stable isotopes
Energy sources and trophic interactions among vent fauna were investigated in deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the North Fiji Basin (NFB), Southwest...
-
One to a customer: associations between squat lobsters (Chirostyloidea) and their anthozoan hosts
During 2016–2017, the remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer photographed squat lobsters during expeditions to the central Pacific Ocean....
-
New Molecular Data on Squat Lobster from the Coast of São Paulo State (Brazil) (Anomura: Munida and Agononida) and Insights on the Systematics of the Family Munididae
The squat lobsters Munida Leach, 1820 and Agononida Leach, 1820 are part of the most speciose genera in the diverse family Munididae. Despite the...
-
Trophic variability of long tail hake Macruronus magellanicus in the Southwestern Atlantic: movements evidenced by stomach content and stable isotope analysis
Studying the trophic ecology of marine fishes in their natural habitat provides insights into their behavior, their role in community dynamics, and...
-
Development and characterization of 20 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the deep sea squat lobster,
Munida isos Ahyong and Poore, 2004 and cross-amplification in two congeneric speciesMunida isos is a deep sea squat lobster species that is widely distributed across the New Zealand and east Australian region, and is often associated...
-
The use of cameras on commercial deep-water trawls to investigate habitat associations and scampi trawl efficiency in New Zealand scampi Metanephrops challengeri
This study assessed the effectiveness of using video cameras mounted on commercial trawls for a deep-sea lobster, the New Zealand scampi Metanephrops...
-
The role of conspecifics during pelagic foraging of Magellanic and benthic foraging of Gentoo penguins in the Beagle Channel, Argentina
Seabirds coexist within colonies yet the role of conspecifics, whilst foraging is still poorly understood. In the 2019/20 and 2020/21 breeding...
-
Evolution of squat lobsters (Crustacea, Galatheoidea): mitogenomic data suggest an early divergent Porcellanidae
Squat lobsters constitute an exceptional group to address evolutionary studies in marine species because of their high diversity at multiple...
-
Habitat: Dark Caves
Sea caves are hollow spaces bounded by rocks that are almost entirely cut off from sunlight. Due to this lack of light energy, photosynthesis cannot...
-
Winter is cool: spatio-temporal patterns of the squat lobster Munida gregaria and the Fuegian sprat Sprattus fuegensis in a sub-Antarctic estuarine environment
In the sub-Antarctic waters of southern South America, two species that form conspicuous pelagic aggregations are considered both potential fishery...
-
Global Change Effects on Biological Interactions: Nutrient Inputs, Invasive Species, and Multiple Drivers Shape Marine Patagonian Communities
Species are connected with others via trophic and non-trophic relationships; thus any effect of global change (GC) on one species may consequently...
-
Cold-Water Coral Reefs of the Southeastern United States
The southeastern United States (SEUS), from North Carolina through southern Florida, has the most extensive cold-water coral reefs, including coral...
-
The bed and board services of crinoids to their associated fauna: a case study from the Great Reef of Toliara, SW Madagascar
Crinoids of the Order Comatulida are renowned for harboring a remarkable diversity of symbiotic organisms within echinoderms, including polychaetes,...
-
Natural warming differentiates communities and increases diversity in deep-sea Ridge Flank Hydrothermal Systems
Ridge Flank Hydrothermal Systems have discrete pockets of fluid discharge that mimic climate-induced ocean warming. Unlike traditional hydrothermal...
-
Habitat: Muddy Grounds
Deep muddy grounds are the biggest marine habitats in terms of surface area. They cover 90% of the oceans’ floors and start where steep rocky...
-
Variation in the trophic niche and food provisioning between the early and late chick-rearing stages in Magellanic penguins Spheniscus magellanicus at Martillo Island, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Variation in the foraging niche and parental provisioning behaviors of breeding seabirds have the potential to affect population dynamics (e.g....
-
Interactions
Populations do not live alone in their abiotic environment. They live together with other populations. Thus, population become parts of the...
-
Understanding the Digestive Peptidases from Crustaceans: from Their Biochemical Basis and Classical Perspective to the Biotechnological Approach
Scientific studies about decapod crustaceans’ digestive physiology have increased, being an important topic with novel results in the last years....
