Behavioural traits are often noted to persist after relaxation or removal of associated
selection pressure, whereas it has been observed that morphological traits under similar …

The biodiversity of coral reefs is dominated by invertebrates. Many of these invertebrates live
in close association with scleractinian corals, relying on corals for food, habitat or settlement …

Background Two indicators of a clade's success are its diversity (number of included
species) and its disparity (extent of morphospace occupied by its members). Many large …

Shrimps of the infraorder Caridea occur commonly throughout marine and freshwater
habitats. Despite general knowledge of the group, phylogenetic relationships within the …

The rich acoustic environment of coral reefs, including the sounds of a variety of fish and
invertebrates, is a reflection of the structural complexity and biological diversity of these …

This article explores the major design characteristics (both pedagogic as well as technical)
that helped to shape Alice 2. It identifies several strengths of Alice as well as several …

How do stunning functional innovations evolve from unspecialized progenitors? This puzzle
is particularly acute for ultrafast movements of appendages in arthropods as diverse as …

The inherent force–velocity trade-off of muscles and motors can be overcome by instead
loading and releasing energy in springs to power extreme movements. A key component of …

Descriptions of crustacean brains have focused mainly on three highly derived lineages of
malacostracans: the reptantian infraorders represented by spiny lobsters, lobsters, and …

Shock waves are supersonic high-amplitude pressure waves that cause barotrauma when
they transfer kinetic energy to the tissues of animals. 1–4 Snap** shrimp (Alpheidae) …