CAN WE RELIABLY CALIBRATE DEEP NODES IN THE TETRAPOD TREE? CASE STUDIES IN DEEP TETRAPOD DIVERGENCES


Abbreviated larval development of Tunicotheres moseri (Rathbun, 1918) (Decapoda, Pinnotheridae), a rare case of parental care in brachyuran crabs

Tunicotheres moseri (Rathbun, 1918) presents a rare case of post-hatching parental care not recorded previously among brachyuran decapods.The complete larval development takes place within a brooding enclosure of the parental female, formed by flexure of the broad abdomen against the sternum.The first crab instar is the earliest stage observed to l

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