The family Aeglidae comprises three genera, one extant (Aegla) and two extinct genera
(Protaegla and Haumuriaegla), the latter two genera are known only from fossils from …

Freshwater decapod crustaceans, with representatives from four main taxonomic groups
(Anomura, Astacidea, Brachyura, Caridea), form a large and prominent functional group …

Allometric growth analysis on chelae dimensions vs. carapace length (CL) was employed to
estimate average size at the onset of morphometric maturity and sexual dimorphism …

The morphologies of only 10 of the 93 described species of Aegla Leach, 1820 are known.
We describe and illustrate the external morphology of newly-hatched, first-stage juveniles of …

We describe growth, longevity, sex ratio, reproductive period, and recruitment of Aegla
paulensis from Jaraguá State Park, São Paulo, Brazil (23° 27ʹ27. 9ʺS; 46° 45ʹ32. 3ʺW) …

In the northwestern region of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, the freshwater crab Dilocarcinus
pagei is usually sold as bait for several fish species for sport fishing. Thus, knowledge of the …

This study investigated the use of morphometric aspects of Aegla manuinflata Bond-Buckup
and Santos, 2009 to determine the mean size of males and females at the onset of sexual …

The freshwater prawn Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1877) is widely distributed in South
America's lentic and lotic habitats. We studied the population structure and reproductive …

During a two-year field study (July 2008-June 2010), we observed a sharp decrease in the
number of the freshwater decapods, Aegla perobae, sampled monthly at the type locality. A …

Abstract In Southern Brazil, Aegla parana is characterized by a broad distribution throughout
the Iguaçu River basin, particularly between the southern state of Paraná and the northern …