Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs

by John T. Tanacredi

Book Overview

Horseshoe crabs, those mysterious ancient mariners, lured me into the sea as a child along the beaches of New Jersey. Drawn to their shiny domed shells and spiked tails, I could not resist picking them up, turning them over and watching the wondrous mechanical movement of their glistening legs, articulating with one another as smoothly as the inner working of a clock. What was it like to be a horseshoe crab, I wondered? What did they eat? Did they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489977708
• ISBN13: 9781489977700
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 662 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"