Ageing and longevity is a neglected field of crustacean biology. Information on longevity is
available for less than 2% of the extant species of the Decapoda. Maximum ages reliably …

Microplastics, which are accumulating in marine sediments, are assumed to pose a risk for
deposit feeding invertebrates. We tested whether the fiddler crab Uca rapax ingests and …

Deforestation results in habitat fragmentation, decreasing diversity, and functional
degradation. For mangroves, no data are available on the impact of deforestation on the …

Longevity information was collected from 219 literature sources for 244 decapod
crustaceans, representing 1.7% of species, 4.8% of genera and 30% of families. Reliable …

To evaluate the population structure of Ucides cordatus in the Caeté estuary, crabs were
sampled bimonthly over 13 months in three Rhizophora mangle forest stands that differed in …

To assess and analyse accurately their geographical distributions, fiddler crabs (Uca) from
the Atlantic coast of Brazil were studied using field collections, museum specimens and …

The life cycle of the semiterrestrial mangrove crab Ucides cordatus includes pelagic larvae
that are released into estuarine waters during the wet season and who may thus encounter …

The influence of abiotic factors on the spatial distribution of the fiddler crabs Uca
leptodactyla, U. maracoani, U. rapax and U. thayeri was studied in a tropical mangrove of …

Mud crab, Scylla serrata, is a common mangrove species in the Indian Ocean. Over the last
decades, fishing pressure has greatly increased especially in Madagascar. Therefore …

Mangrove forests have been widely recognized as effective traps for plastic litter, which
tends to accumulate in landward areas. In mangrove forests surrounding cities, plastic litter …