Biodiversity is often equated with species numbers. A team led by LMU zoologist Professor Carolin Haug has shown that matters are a good deal more complicated than that. The researchers compared the shield shapes of “true” crabs (Brachyura) and “false” crabs (Anomura), the latter of which include squat lobsters and hermit crabs. Biodiversity is often equated with species numbers. A team led by LMU zoologist Professor Carolin Haug has shown that matters are a good deal more complicated than that. The researchers compared the shield shapes of “true” crabs (Brachyura) and “false” crabs (Anomura), the latter of which include squat lobsters and hermit crabs. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Biodiversity in crabs: More than counting species
