Sexual Biology and Reproduction in Crustaceans covers crustacean
reproduction as it deals with the structural morphology of the
gamete-producing primary sex organs, such as the testis and ovary,
the formation and maturation of gametes, their fusion during
fertilization, and embryonic development that lead to the release
of larvae. Constituting a diverse assemblage of animals,
crustaceans are best known by their common representatives, such as
shrimps, lobsters, and crabs, but also include many more less
familiar, but biologically important forms. This work covers the
variety of ways in which both male and female gametes are produced
by evolving different sexual systems in crustaceans, the range of
reproductive systems, and the accordingly, and highly diverse,
mechanistic modes of sex determination. In addition, the book
features such topics as genetic and environmental determinants in
sex determination pattern, variability of mechanisms of
fertilization among different species, the origin of different
mating systems, the associated mating and brooding behaviors, and
the adaptive ability to different environmental conditions with
discussion on the evolutionary ecology of social and sexual systems
in certain species, which have shown eusocial tendencies, similar
to social insects. Marine species occupying diversified ecological
niches in tropical and temperate zones reproduce under definitive
environmental conditions. Therefore, reproductive ecology of
different crustaceans inhabiting different ecological niches also
constitutes another important aspect of the work, along with yolk
utilization and embryogenesis leading to release of different
larval forms, which reflect on their aquatic adaptability.
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