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An ancient crab fossil dubbed by researchers as the "Forbidden Dorito," has helped to unlock some mysteries of crab evolution. Dr. Javier Luque, a senior research associate at the University of ...

Human actions are changing the environment at an unprecedented rate. Plant and animal populations must try to keep up with these human-accelerated changes, often by trying to rapidly evolve tolerance ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A type of zooplankton, Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique ...

Rare evidence about the lives of an ancient group of arthropods has been uncovered in the U.S. The findings of the study are published in the journal Biology Letters. The cluster of cyclidan ...

Phylogenetic investigations of crustacean larvae have revealed a striking breadth of morphological and molecular diversity, encompassing both free-living and parasitic groups across marine ecosystems.

Decapod crustaceans, comprising prawns, shrimps, lobsters, crabs and allied groups, represent one of the most diverse and ecologically pivotal lineages within Arthropoda. Modern classification ...