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Animal Shells

Known as: Shell, Animal, Carapace, Animal Exoskeleton 
The hard rigid covering of animals including MOLLUSCS; TURTLES; INSECTS; and crustaceans.
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2005
2005
Assessing the potential for stock enhancement in the case of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
In certain cases of severely depleted fishery stocks, combining stock enhancement with traditional manage- ment techniques may be… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Growth and survival of recently settled snow crab Chionoecetes opilio in relation to intra- and intercohort competition and cannibalism: a laboratory study
A laboratory experiment was conducted on snow crab Chionoecetes opilio to test the hypothesis that abundance of recently settled… 
2002
2002
Distance sampling for Sonoran Desert tortoises
We used line transects and distance sampling in combination with radiotelemetry to estimate density of a desert tortoise… 
2002
2002
Pen Culture of the Mud Crab Scylla serrata in Mtwapa Mangrove System, Kenya
A pen culture system of the mud crab, Scylla serrata was introduced in Mtwapa mangrove creek with the aim of finding an… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Reproductive potential of individual male blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in a fished population : depletion and recovery of sperm number and seminal fluid
We evaluated the depletion and recovery rates of sperm number and vas deferens weight following mating for male Callinectes… 
1997
1997
Age and growth in two marine portunid crabs, Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus (Herbst) and Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus) along the southwest coast of India
Age and growth of two marine protunid crabs, Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus and P. (P.) pelagicus was investigated based on… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
THIRTEEN. Functional Morphology and Evolution of Isopod Genitalia
Isopod Crustacea are ubiquitous and have a long evolutionary history. Their success may have been aided by their mating systems… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Distribution of newly settled western rock lobsters Panulirus cygnus
Little is known about the biology of the post-puerulus stage (l e indlvlduals < 25 mm carapace length) of the commercially… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The Status Of The Callianassid Genus Callichirus Stimpson, 1866
—The callianassid genus Callichirus Stimpson is redefined and restricted to its type species, Callianassa major Say, 1818, and… 
1976
1976
Escape of Dungeness crabs from pots
Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, unable to escape from derelict pots (traps whose buoylines have parted) could be confined until… 
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