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\"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about the physical features of lobsters, how they catch food, and how they stay safe from predators. Includes picture glossary\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Occurrence of Panulirus meripurpuratus and Panulirus laevicauda
The Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804), previously considered to range from North Carolina, USA, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and throughout the wider Caribbean region, was recently divided into two species based on morphology and coloration: Panulirus meripurpuratus Giraldes & Smyth, 2016 in Brazil, and P. argus north of the Amazon-Orinoco River plume. Here we report on the presence of two individuals of P. meripurpuratus and four of Panulirus laevicauda (Latreille, 1804), another species typical of Brazil, in Bahia de la Ascension, Mexico. This bay is located in the area where the Caribbean current - the main route by which South Atlantic water can reach this coast after entering the Caribbean basin through the Lesser Antillean passages - impinges the Mexican Caribbean coast before turning north to give rise to the Yucatan Current. The potential for larval retention is increased in this area, potentially explaining the episodic occurrence of Brazilian spiny lobster species in Bahia de la Ascension.
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Lobsters
Describes the life and characteristics of lobsters, their habitats, potential threats, physical description, reproduction, and diet.
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Effects of Cymatocarpus solearis
Many digenean trematodes require three hosts to complete their life cycle. For Cymatocarpus solearis (Brachycoeliidae), the first intermediate host is unknown; the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus is a second intermediate host, and the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta, a lobster predator, is the definitive host. Trophically-transmitted parasites may alter the behavior or general condition of intermediate hosts in ways that increase the hosts' rates of consumption by definitive hosts. Here, we examined the effects of infection by C. solearis on P. argus by comparing several physiological and behavioral variables among uninfected lobsters (0 cysts) and lobsters with light (1-10 cysts), moderate (11-30 cysts), and heavy (>30 cysts) infections. Physiological variables were hepatosomatic index, growth rate, hemocyte count, concentration in hemolymph of cholesterol, protein, albumin, glucose, dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT). Behavioral variables included seven components of the escape response (delay to escape, duration of swimming bout, distance traveled in a swimming bout, swim velocity, acceleration, force exerted, and work performed while swimming). There was no relationship between lobster size or sex and number of cysts. Significant differences among the four lobster groups occurred only in concentration of glucose (lower in heavily infected lobsters) and 5-HT (higher in heavily and moderately infected lobsters) in plasma. As changes in 5-HT concentration can modify the host's activity patterns or choice of microhabitat, our results suggest that infection with C. solearis may alter the behavior of spiny lobsters, potentially increasing the likelihood of trophic transmission of the parasite to the definitive host.
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Squat lobsters: biology of the marine decapod crustacean families chirostylidae galatheidae and kiwaidae
2012 Whitley Award Commendation for Invertebrate Natural History 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 in large numbers by benthic dredges. Some species are so locally abundant that they form 'red tides'. Others support a variety of important fisheries. The taxonomy of squat lobsters has been intensively studied over the past few decades, making them one of the best known deepwater crustacean groups. As a result, they have attracted the attention of deep-sea ecologists who use them as proxies to test hypotheses about deepwater ecological processes and biogeography. Interest in squat lobsters now extends much more widely than the taxonomic research community and this work is a timely synthesis of what is known about these animals. The Biology of Squat Lobsters provides keys for identification and reviews the current state of knowledge of the taxonomy, evolution, life history, distribution, ecology and fisheries of squat lobsters. A striking feature of squat lobsters is their vivid coloration, which is revealed in a selection of spectacular images of different species.
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Lobster
Takes us on a journey through the history, biology, and culture of lobsters, including the creature's economic and environmental status worldwide. He describes the evolution of technologies to capture these creatures and addresses the ethics of boiling them alive. Along the way, King also explores the salacious lobster palaces of the 1920s, the animal's thousand-year status as an aphrodisiac, and how the lobster has inspired numerous artists, writers, and thinkers including Aristotle, Dickens, Thoreau, Dali, and Woody Allen.
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Lobster
i From pauper's food to cultural icon, this book tells the story of the use and consumption of the lobster. From coastal fishers through the Industrial Revolution to modern times, the book shows how the lobster has been transformed from peasant food into a luxurious delicacy. Lobster: A Global History is the first book to describe the social history of the consumption of this seafood around the world, and to address the current controversy about the humane killing of lobsters, which may alter the readers' enjoyment of the dish. It includes beautiful images of rarely-seen lobsters, and both old and contemporary lobster recipes. Lobster will appeal to anyone who loves this fascinating crustacean, or who has chased a lobster across the kitchen floor.
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Lobster vs. crab
Contains facts about lobsters and crabs, comparing such aspects as their sizes and abilities, and what the outcome would be if they were to fight each other.
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Correction: Identification, Characterization, and Diel Pattern of Expression of Canonical Clock Genes in Nephrops norvegicus (Crustacea: Decapoda) Eyestalk
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141893.].
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