Crayfishes, Lobsters and Crabs of Europe

An Illustrated Guide to common and traded species
1997
ISBN: 978-0-412-71060-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 281 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 666 g

Fishermen, marine aquarists, biologists studying seashore and coastal waters, and those involved in trading shellfish and even restaurateurs are aware of the great diversity of crustaceans inhabiting the seas around the British Isles, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. will enable the reader to identify 42 crustacean species of commercial importance found in these regions during coastal explorations, fishing trips, displayed in public aquaria or available in restaurants, including selected freshwater crayfishes, deep-sea species and some imported species.
The book also includes sections on the gross internal and external structure of these Crustacea, their life histories, classification and nomenclature. The book is of interest to students of marine biology and researchers in fisheries science.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ingle, R.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Krebstiere (Crustacea)
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung Fischerei, Fischzucht, Aquakultur
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Structure and function.- 2 Classification and nomenclature.- 3 Overview of groups.- 4 Freshwater Crayfishes (Astacoidea).- 5 Marine Clawed Lobsters (Nephropoidea).- 6 Marine Crawfishes and Shovel-nosed Lobsters (Palinuroidea).- 7 Mud Lobsters (Thalassinoidea).- 8 Hermit and Stone Crabs (Paguroidea).- 9 Squat Lobsters and Porcelain Crabs (Galatheoidea).- 10 True Crabs (Brachyura).- 11 Imported Crayfishes, Lobsters and Crabs.- Colour plates.