Impacts of nonindigenous crayfishes on ecosystem services exemplify the mixture of positive
and negative effects of intentionally introduced species. Global introductions for aquaculture …

Alien species have been transported and traded by humans for many centuries. However,
with the era of globalization, biological invasions have reached notable magnitudes …

We present an updated classification for the entire Crustacea Decapoda, listing all known
families and genera organized by higher taxonomic groups and including estimates of the …

This book significantly expands the coverage of this subject given by its predecessor
Biogeography and Plate Tectonics (1987). Global Biogeography traces global changes in …

The freshwater crayfishes are a group of decapod crustaceans that have played a critical
role in a diversity of biological studies, from physiology, to ecology, neurobiology …

Caribbean biogeography is reviewed to illustrate within a particular geographic framework
how evidence of plant and animal distribution may be interpreted without commitment to …

Although the biology of the reptantian Decapoda has been much studied, the last
comprehensive review of reptantian systematics was published more than 80 years ago. We …

Molting, staging and growth in decapod larvae are examined in the light of recent advances
in larval development. The confusing plethora of terms occurring in the literature are …

The history of savanna vertebrates in the New World reveals one of Nature's boldest
experiments. Independently, in the heart of each American continent, open-country habitats …

Despite their widespread use as model organisms, the phylogenetic status of the around
520 species of freshwater crayfish is still in doubt. One hypothesis suggests two distinct …