Reproductive Biology: The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 6 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780190688554)

This is the sixth volume of a ten-volume series on The Natural History of the Crustacea. The volume synthesizes in nineteen chapters our current understanding of diverse topics in crustacean reproductive biology. In the first part of this book, the chapters address allocation strategies to reproduction, gamete production, brooding behavior, and other components of parental care in crustaceans. The second part of the volume centers on sexual systems in crustaceans. The third section of the volume covers crustacean mating systems and sexual selection. Reproductive Biology ends with three chapters covering diverse topics including reproductive rhythms, crustacean personality research, and record breaking crustaceans with respect to reproductive characters.


Author: Rickey Cothran
ISBN-10: 0190688556
ISBN-13: 9780190688554
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2020
Pages: 584
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.00w x 1.40d