Autotomy, the reflex severance of an appendage, is considered an adaptation to avoid
predators and limit wounds. While an autotomy response may provide immediate survival …

Conspicuous asymmetries seen in many animals and plants offer diverse opportunities to
test how the development of a similar morphological feature has evolved in wildly different …

Past studies on the evolution of the structure of the decapod cheliped relied strongly on
intraspecific allometric comparisons. This approach is probably inadequate in …

Studies of diet choice by omnivores have the potential to form conceptual links between
studies of diet choice by herbivores, frugivores, detritivores, and predators. We examined …

Abstract The Ebro Delta has become a major blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishery area in
the NW Mediterranean, but there is limited information on factors controlling the abundance …

Sexual dimorphism is a common phenomenon in the animal kingdom. To test the
consistency of sexual dimorphism patterns among sympatric species of the same genus, ten …

Simple Summary We investigated the status and population structure of Percnon gibbesi in
three areas of the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Central-East Atlantic) between …

Growth of crabs involves moulting through a series of instars. Most brachyurans have
indirect development, involving a planktonic dispersal phase followed by a benthic phase …

Liocarcinus depurator is the most abundant brachyuran by—catch from commercial trawl
fisheries along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Individuals of this species were collected …

The stomatopod crustacean Squilla mantis has high local fishing importance off the Ebro
delta (northwestern Mediterranean). Present annual catches are around 700 t. It is fished …