The American horseshoe crab
By: edited by Carl N. Shuster, Jr., Robert B. Barlow, H. Jane Brockmann
Contributors: Shuster, Carl N. 1919-; Barlow, Robert B; Brockmann, H. Jane
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
Subjects: Limulus polyphemus
Description: "Carl N. Shuster, Jr., Robert B. Barlow, and H. Jane Brockmann bring together twenty scientists who have worked on all aspects of horseshoe crab biology to compile the first fully detailed, comprehensive view of the species. An indispensable resource, the volume describes the horseshoe crab's behavior, natural history, and ecology; its anatomy, physiology, distribution, development, and life cycle; the puzzle of its immune system; and its present management and future conservation."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-417) and index