Developmental Biology and Larval Ecology: The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 7 7

This is the seventh volume of a ten-volume series on The Natural History of the Crustacea. Chapters in this volume synthesize our current understanding of early crustacean development from the egg through the embryonic and larval phase. The first part of this book focuses on the elemental aspects of crustacean embryonic development. The second part of the book provides an account of the larval phase of crustaceans and describes processes that influence the development from hatching to an adult-like juvenile. The third and final part of the book explores ecological interactions during the planktonic phase and how crustacean larvae manage to find food, navigate the dynamic water column, and avoid predators in a medium that offers few refuges. Crustaceans are increasingly being used as model organisms in all fields of biology, including neurobiology, developmental biology, animal physiology, evolutionary ecology, biogeography, and resource management. Crustaceans have a very wide range of phenotypes and inhabit a diverse array of environments, ranging from the deep sea to high mountain lakes and even deserts. The evolution of their life histories has permitted crustaceans to successfully colonize this variety of habitats. Few other taxa exhibit such a variety of life histories and behavior. A comprehensive overview of their life histories is essential to the understanding of many aspects of their success in marine and terrestrial environments. This volume provides a general overview of crustacean life histories. Crustaceans have particular life history adaptations that have permitted them to conquer all environments on earth. Crustacean life cycles have evolved to maximize fecundity, growth, and ageing, in a wide range of environmental conditions. Individual contributions contrast benefits and costs of different life histories including sexual versus asexual production, semelparity versus iteroparity, and planktonic larvae versus direct development. Important aspects of particular behaviors are presented (e.g. migrations, defense and territorial behaviors, anti-predator behavior, symbiosis). Cover Series Developmental Biology and Larval Ecology Copyright Preface Acknowledgments Contributors Contents Plates 1. From a Single Cell to Segmental Structures: Crustacean Embryology 2. Crustacean Limb Morphogenesis during Normal Development and Regeneration 3. Organogenesis 4. Duplicated, Twisted, and in the Wrong Place: Patterns of Malformation in Crustaceans 5. Hatching 6. Patterns of Larval Development 7. Effects of Environmental Conditions on Larval Growth and Development 8. Settlement and Metamorphosis in Barnacles and Decapods 9. Metamorphosis in Crustaceans 10. Phenotypic Plasticity and Phenotypic Links in Larval Development 11. Feeding and Nutrition of Crustacean Larvae 12. Response to Visual, Chemical, and Tactile Stimuli 13. Predation and Competition 14. Dispersal 15. Larval Connectivity and Marine Protected Area Networks Index Crustaceans are increasingly used as model organisms in all fields of biology, as few other taxa exhibit such a variety of body shapes and adaptations to particular habitats and environmental conditions. Life Histories is the fifth volume in The Natural History of the Crustacea series. An understanding of life histories is crucial to understanding the biology of this fascinating invertebrate group. Written by internationally recognized experts studying a wide range of crustacean taxa and topics, this volume synthesizes current research in a format that is accessible to a wide scientific audien Explores the functional morphology of crustaceans, which cover the main body parts and systems.