Reproductive Biology : The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 6

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. The first part of the volume address allocation strategies to reproduction, 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. The volume ends with three chapters covering diverse topics including reproductive rhythms, and crustacean personality research, and record breaking crustaceans with respect to reproductive characters. Collectively, these nineteen chapters provide an integrative and comprehensive treatment of crustacean reproductive biology from gamete formation to mating and reproductive strategies and their evolutionary and ecological consequences. Allocation of Reproductive Efforts / Jared M. Goos and Punidan D. Jeyasingh -- Oogenesis in Crustaceans - Ultrastructural Aspects and Selected Regulating Factors / Mariusz K. Jaglarz and Szczepan M. Bilinski -- Fertilization Success in Crustaceans from the Male Perspective: Sperm Ultrastructure and Sperm Economy / Mika M. J. Tan, Christopher Tudge, Miguel A. Penna-Díaz, and Martin Thiel -- Costs and Benefits of Brooding Among Decapod Crustaceans: The Challenges of Incubating in Aquatic Systems Miriam Fernández, Antonio Brante, and Simone Baldanzi -- "The Caring Crustacean": An Overview of Crustacean Parental Care / Alexandre V. Palaoro and Martin Thiel -- An Overview of Sexual Systems / Günter Vogt -- An Evolutionary Ecological Approach to Sex Allocation and Sex Determination in Crustaceans / Kota Sawada and Sachi Yamaguchi -- Hermaphroditism and Gonochorism / Chiara Benvenuto and Stephen C. Weeks -- Parthenogenesis / David J. Innes and France Dufresne -- Overview of the Mating Systems of Crustacea / Alexandre V. Palaoro and Jan Beermann -- Sexual Selection and Sexual Conflict in Crustaceans / Rickey D. Cothran -- Multiple Matings and Sperm Competition / Carola Becker and Raymond T. Bauer -- Detecting Cryptic Female Choice in Decapod Crustaceans / Colin McLay and Stefan Dennenmoser -- Environmental Influences on Crustacean Sex Determination and Reproduction: Environmental Sex Determination, Parasitism and Pollution / Alison M. Dunn, Thierry Rigaud, and Alex T. Ford -- Alternative Reproductive Tactics / Shawn Garner and Bryan Neff -- Cryptic Diversity and Sexual Selection / Matthias Galipaud, Loïc Bollache, and Clément Lagrue -- Rhythms and Reproduction / Stefan Dennenmoser, John H. Christy, and Martin Thiel -- Animal Personality and Investment in Reproduction: Hermit Crabs and Other Crustaceans as Model Organisms / Mark Briffa -- Crustacean Reproductive Records / Günter Vogt, Rickey D. Cothran, Mika Tan, and Martin Thiel 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 to reproduction, 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 with three chapters covering diverse topics including reproductive rhythms, crustacean personality research, and record breaking crustaceans with respect to reproductive characters. Rickey Cothran and Martin Thiel explore the reproductive biology of crustaceans from allocation strategies at the individual level to the ecology of mating systems Explores the functional morphology of crustaceans, which cover the main body parts and systems.