Crustacea

This book is divided into five sections. The first section is about Biology and Ecology, and includes the following chapters: Crustacean , The robber crab Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) , Scyllarid lobster biology and ecology , Management of the interaction and cannibalism of postlarvae and adults of the freshwater shrimp Cryphiops caementarius (Molina, 1782) , Bateman gradients and alternative mating strategies in a marine isopod , and The habitat types of freshwater prawns (Palaemonidae: Macrobrachium) with abbreviated larval development in Mesoamerica (Mexico, Guatemala and Belize) . The second section, Fisheries, includes a chapter on the Estimation of the maximum sustainable yield and the optimal fishing effort of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus, Rathbun 1896) of Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico . The third section, Genetics, covers A comparison of genetic variation in two endemic thermal spring isopods, Thermosphaeroma thermophilum and T. milleri (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) . In the fourth section, Diseases, the chapter is Phage therapy for control of bacterial diseases of crustaceans . The fifth section, Bioaccumulation, provides information on Assessment of metal accumulation and bioaccumulation factor of some trace and heavy metals in freshwater prawn and crab . The book can be used by students, professors, and researchers in areas related to biological sciences.