Walking Sideways : : The Remarkable World of Crabs / / Judith S. Weis.
The world's nearly 7,000 species of crabs are immediately recognizable by their claws, sideways movement, stalked eyes, and thick outer shells. These common crustaceans are found internationally, thriving in various habitats from the edge of the sea to the depths of the ocean, in fresh water or...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2012] ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 28 color photographs, 41 halftones, 5 line drawings, 2 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Vignettes
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One. Introducing Crabs
- Chapter Two. Habitats
- Chapter Three. Form and Function
- Chapter Four. Reproduction and Life Cycle
- Chapter Five. Behavior
- Chapter Six. Ecology
- Chapter Seven. Crab Problems and Problem Crabs
- Chapter Eight. Crab Fisheries
- Chapter Nine. Eating Crabs
- Chapter Ten. Crabs and Humans
- Bibliography
- Index