Funding for the project came from both CU Boulder and Kent State University. Examples of modern crustaceans, which have hard exoskeletons, include lobsters, crab, shrimp and crayfish. Some of the ...

The discovery is the first known example of animal-driven “pollination” in algae, researchers report in the July 29 Science. Both the red algae and crustaceans belong to far more ancient ...

but actually belong to a closely related group of crustaceans called "false crabs." Wolfe and colleagues laid out a few possibilities in a 2021 paper in the journal BioEssays. For example ...

The terrestrial hermit crabs that are commonly kept as pets are a well-known example of a terrestrial crustacean, but even these land-dwelling animals must return to the water to reproduce.

But new research suggests that actually, these animals also chowed down on crustaceans. The prehistoric snacking was likely intentional and linked to mating behaviors. The scientists found tell ...

"They show us that nearly half-a-billion years ago, growth in marine arthropods like trilobites was similar to modern examples like crustaceans living in today's oceans." ...

The scientists said the food and fishing industry should start to think about the welfare of crustaceans Scientists have found further evidence that crustaceans feel pain. A study has revealed ...

Crustaceans have repeatedly gone from having ... out a few possibilities in a 2021 paper in the journal BioEssays. For example, crabs' tucked-in tail, versus the lobster's much more prominent ...

They observed that reproductive success was roughly 20 times higher for the seaweed stalks exposed to the isopods than it was for those in the tank without the crustaceans. To ensure that the ...