Limulus in the Limelight A Species 350 Million Years in the Making and in Peril? /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tanacredi, John T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2001.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Aquatic ecology.; Zoology.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Nature Conservation.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Limulus in the Limelight: A Species 350 Million Years in the Making and in Peril? contains 14 chapters covering the horseshoe crab's biology, ecology and evolutionary development. The book is a result of three mini-conferences held between 1996 and 2000 celebrating the populations in NY harbor....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Limulus in the Limelight
• Local Species with Global Implications
• Horseshoe Crabs Imperiled?
• Biology and Evolution
• Two Perspectives: Horseshoe Crabs During 420 Million Years, Worldwide, and the Past 150 Years in the Delaware Bay Area
• The Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs: What Can We Learn From the Japanese Experience?
• A Unique Medial Product (LAL) from the Horseshoe Crab and Monitoring the Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Population
• Behavior and Diversity Studies
• Tracks and Trails
• Biomedical Products from the Horseshoe Crab: Lessons for Sound Resource Mangement and Conservation
• Issues and Approaches in Regulation of the Horseshoe Crab Fishery
• The Life History of Horseshoe Crabs
• Horseshoe Crab Mangement and Resource Monitoring in New Jersey 1993Ớ<U+001c>1998
• Present Day Investigations
• Horseshoe Crab Surveys Using Underwater Videography
• Horseshoe Crabs: An Ancient Wonder of New York and a Great Topic for Environmental Education
• Living on Limulus
• An Estimate of Population Sizes of Two Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) Sites in Jamaica Bay
• A Final Word
• Preserving a Living Fossil.