Changing Global Perspectives on Horseshoe Crab Biology, Conservation and Management

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Oldest Species of the Genus Limulus from the Late Jurassic of Poland....Pages 3-14
Sea Level Rise in Delaware Bay, U.S.A.: Adaptations of Spawning Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) to the Glacial Past, and the Rapidly Changing Shoreline of the Bay....Pages 15-39
Conservation Genetics of the American Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus): Allelic Diversity, Zones of Genetic Discontinuity, and Regional Differentiation....Pages 41-63
Florida, Horseshoe Crabs: Populations, Genetics and the Marine-Life Harvest....Pages 65-96
Genetic Features of Tachypleus tridentatus in Japan and an Alien (Non-native) Population Founded at Ise-Mikawa Bay, Chubu Region, Central Japan....Pages 97-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-146
Preliminary Home Range Study of Juvenile Chinese Horseshoe Crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus (Xiphosura), Using Passive Tracking Methods....Pages 147-147
Population Structure and Growth of Juvenile Horseshoe Crabs Tachypleus tridentatus and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Xiphosura) in Southern China....Pages 149-166
Distribution and Abundance of Two Sympatric Species of Horseshoe Crabs Along the Odisha Coast, India....Pages 167-180
Studies of Horseshoe Crabs Around Singapore....Pages 181-191
The Population Size and Movement of Coastal Horseshoe Crab, Tachypleus gigas (Müller) on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 193-211
Habitat Inventory Trend Analysis of Limulus polyphemus Populations on Long Island, U.S.A.: From the Tip of Brooklyn to the Tip of Montauk, 2003–2014....Pages 213-228
The Life History Cycle of Limulus polyphemus in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire U.S.A.....Pages 229-236
Molts Reveal Life-History Patterns for Juvenile American Horseshoe Crabs in Fringe Habitats....Pages 237-253
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Effects of Sediment Type and Tank Shape on Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) Growth and Survival in Culture....Pages 279-279
Bacteria and Fungi Identified on Horseshoe Crabs, Tachypleus gigas and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda in the Laboratory....Pages 281-287
Mating Tactics of the American Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)....Pages 289-302
Examination of Large Exuviae with Mating Scars: Do Female American Horseshoe Crabs, Limulus polyphemus, Molt After Sexual Maturity?....Pages 303-311
Front Matter....Pages 313-320
Emerging Issues in Horseshoe Crab Conservation: A Perspective from the IUCN Species Specialist Group....Pages 321-351
Current Status of Tachypleus tridentatus in Taiwan for Red List Assessment....Pages 353-366
Status and Threat Perceptions of the Indian Horseshoe Crabs Along the Northeast Coast of Bay of Bengal, India....Pages 367-367
Assessment and Management of North American Horseshoe Crab Populations, with Emphasis on a Multispecies Framework for Delaware Bay, U.S.A. Populations....Pages 369-381
The Mismanagement of Limulus polyphemus in Long Island Sound, U.S.A.: What Are the Characteristics of a Population in Decline?....Pages 383-396
Horseshoe Crabs in Modern Day Biotechnological Applications....Pages 397-406
Current Horseshoe Crab Harvesting Practices Cannot Support Global Demand for TAL/LAL: The Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries’ Role in the Sustainability of Horseshoe Crabs....Pages 407-431
Biomedical Implications for Managing the Limulus polyphemus Harvest Along the Northeast Coast of the United States....Pages 433-461
Biotechnology Efforts to Conserve Horseshoe Crabs Through the Development of Recombinant Factor C-Based Endotoxin Test....Pages 463-474
Development of Aquaculture Methods to Enhance Horseshoe Crab Populations: An Example from Delaware Bay, U.S.A.....Pages 475-482
Horseshoe Crab Research in Urban Estuaries: Challenges and Opportunities....Pages 483-500
Building Local Community Awareness of Horseshoe Crabs in Kujukushima, Nagasaki, Japan....Pages 501-512
Young Voices: Through the Arts, Future Environmental Stewards Have a Global Voice....Pages 513-536
Back Matter....Pages 537-555
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