Crabs

Known as: Brachyura, True Crab, Short-Tailed Crabs 
An infraorder of chiefly marine, largely carnivorous CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA, including the genera Cancer, Uca, and Callinectes.
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Callinectes sapidusCarcinus maenasUca
Cancer GenusCrab - dietaryLice InfestationsMalacostraca
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Subphylum Crustacea

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Freshwater crabs and the biodiversity crisis: Importance, threats, status, and conservation challenges
Freshwater ecosystems in the tropics host a diverse endemic fauna including freshwater crabs, but the rapid loss and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
CRABS CLAW and SPATULA, two Arabidopsis genes that control carpel development in parallel with AGAMOUS.
To help understand the process of carpel morphogenesis, the roles of three carpel development genes have been partitioned… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Rapid evolution to terrestrial life in Jamaican crabs
Crabs of the family Grapsidae are abundant organisms in most intertidal communities. However, relatively few species live in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Weapon size versus body size as a predictor of winning in fights between shore crabs, Carcinus maenas (L.)
Relative body size (carapace width) and weapon size (chela length) were used as indicators of resource holding potential (RHP) in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Adaptation to temperature stress and aerial exposure in congeneric species of intertidal porcelain crabs (genus Petrolisthes): correlation of physiology, biochemistry and morphology with vertical…
We examined physiological and biochemical responses to temperature and aerial exposure in two species of intertidal porcelain… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Residency and size affect fight duration and outcome in the fiddler crab Uca annulipes
We performed a field experiment to investigate the effect of carapace width, major cheliped length and burrow ownership on the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Odor plumes and how blue crabs use them in finding prey.
Orientation of animals using chemical cues often takes place in flows, where the stimulus properties of odorants are affected by… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Morphology of the Brain of Crayfish, Crabs, and Spiny Lobsters: A Common Nomenclature for Homologous Structures.
The morphologies of the cerebral ganglia (brains) of three infraorders of the decapod crustaceans (Astacura-crayfish; Brachyura… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The use of ecological terms in parasitology (report of an ad hoc committee of the American Society of Parasitologists)
Fifteen parasites and symbionts were found in the tissues, in the branchial chambers, and on external surfaces of the sand crab… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Allometric constraints and variables of reproductive effort in brachyuran crabs
Allometric relationships of reproductive output were compared in 20 species from 7 families of brachyuran crabs from the east and… (More)
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