The Natural History of the Crustacea: Reproductive Biology by Rickey Cothran, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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 toreproduction, 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 withthree chapters covering diverse topics including reproductive rhythms, crustacean personality research, and record breaking crustaceans with respect to reproductive characters. | The Natural History of the Crustacea: Reproductive Biology by Rickey Cothran, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters