Asian Horseshoe Crabs Biology, Ecology, Conservation, and Utilization Hu KS Shin

Asian Horseshoe CrabsBiology, Ecology, Conservation, and Utilization\nAuthor(s): Menghong Hu, Paul KS Shin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780443156373, 978-0443156373\nSynopsis\nAsian Horseshoe Crabs: Biology, Ecology, Conservation, and Utilization provides a comprehensive and updated look at horseshoe crabs, often dubbed living fossils. Overfishing and environmental pressures have endangered these crustaceans, making this book essential for their protection. Authored by international experts, it focuses on three species: Tachypleus tridentatus, Tachypleus gigas, and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, covering their evolution, reproduction, physiology, and behaviors. Moreover, the book delves into the genomics and population dynamics of horseshoe crabs, examining their significance in human consumption and biomedical research, and including the use of blue blood and chitin.\n\nConservation efforts an.