The use of intertidal sandy beaches by fish and macrocrustaceans was studied at different
temporal scales at the mouth of a tropical estuary. Samples were taken along the lunar and …

Charybdis japonica, a large invasive portunid, has been recorded in New Zealand since its
detection in the Waitematā Harbour in 2000. In this study, the distribution, invasion history …

The present work aims to study the size vs. weight relationship and the condition factor of a
commercially important crab, Callinectes danae, from an estuarine complex located at …

For many species the population structure varies along latitudinal gradients, especially at
the extremes of their distributions. This may apply to invasive species, whose ability to grow …

The present contribution aims at evaluating the carapace width vs. humid weight
relationship and the condition factor of Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763), in the mangrove …

The southern king crab, Lithodes santolla, is a well-known predator/scavenger species
during its adult phase but its feeding strategy in early stages is less studied. This information …

The southern king crab Lithodes santolla is one of the most economically important fishery
species in the southern waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. A combination of stomach …

The shore crab Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura and Watanabe, 2005, native to the Northwest
Pacific, was recorded in European waters about 25 years ago and it was first found in the …

Comparing the spatial and temporal dynamics of predation in turbid coastal waters can be
notoriously difficult. We used a tethering approach to directly assess variation in predation …

The aim of this study was to analyze reproductive aspects of Callinectes danae in one of the
most productive estuarine systems in the Northeast Brazil, Santa Cruz Channel. A total of …