The detection and measurement of annual growth bands preserved in calcified structures
underlies the assessment and management of exploited fish populations around the world …

Despite significant advances in invertebrate phylogenomics over the past decade, the
higher-level phylogeny of Pycnogonida (sea spiders) remains elusive. Due to the …

Previously we proposed one aspect of how insects could adapt to terrestrial environments
during their evolution. The hypothesis is based on a theory that insects have evolved an …

Global biodiversity patterns in deep time can only be understood fully when the relative
preservation potential of each clade is known. The relative preservation potential of marine …

The insect cuticle is a non-cellular matrix composed of polysaccharide chitins and proteins.
The cuticle covers most of the body surface, including the trachea, foregut, and hindgut, and …

A large number of coastal ecosystems globally are subjected to concurrent hypoxic and
acidified conditions that will likely intensify and expand with continued climate change. In …

Exoskeletons are central to the physiology and survival of marine invertebrates, but future
increases in the temperature and pCO 2 of the marine environment may alter the …

Analyses of diversity patterns at the infraorder, superfamily and family level demonstrate that
the lobsters as a group were significantly more diverse in the Mesozoic, especially the …

Spiny lobsters rely on multiple biomineralized exoskeletal predator defenses that may be
sensitive to ocean acidification (OA). Compromised mechanical integrity of these defensive …

Understanding how increases in water temperature may affect winter dormancy period
duration and overwinter survival are important for the effective conservation and …