Changing Global Perspectives on Horseshoe Crab Biology, Conservation and Management, 1st ed. 2015

PART 1: EVOLUTION, ADAPTATION, AND GENTICS

1. The oldest species of the genus Limulus from the Late Jurassic of Poland

Błażej Błażejowski  

2. The Delaware Bay area, USA: a unique habitat of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus

CN Shuster, Jr. 

3. Sea level rise in Delaware Bay, USA: Adaptations of spawning horseshoe crabs (L. polyphemus) to the glacial past, and the rapidly changing shoreline of the bay

RE Loveland, ML Botton 

4. Conservation genetics of the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus): Allelic diversity, zones of genetic discontinuity, and regional differentiation

TL King, MS Eackles, AW Aunins, HJ Brockmann, E Hallerman, BB Brown  

5. Florida, USA horseshoe crabs: Populations, genetics and the marine life harvest

HJ Brockmann, T Black, TL King  

6. Genetic features of Tachypleus tridentatus in Japan and an alien (non-native) population founded at Ise-Mikawa Bay, Chubu Region, central Japan

S Nishida, K Kuroyanagi, H Koike

PART 2: ECOLOGY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS

7. Home range study of juvenile Chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus (Xiphosura), using passive tracking methods

BKY Kwan, PKS Shin, SG Cheung 

8. Population structure and growth of juvenile horseshoe crabs T. tridentatus and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Xiphosura) in southern China

MH Hu, BKY Kwan, Y Wang, SG Cheung, PKS Shin 

9. Distribution and abundance of two sympatric species of horseshoe crabs along the Odisha Coast, India

S Behera, B Tripathy, K Sivakumar, BC Choudhury, P Bhadury 

10. Studies of horseshoe crabs around Singapore

 L Cartwright-Taylor  

11. The population size and movement of horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas (Müller) on the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia 

F Mohamad, N Ismail, A Bin Ahmad, A Manca, M Zul Fayyadh A Rahman, M Farhan S Bahri,

M Fawwaz Afham Mohd Sofa, I Huda Abdul Ghaffar, A Asyraf Alia’m, N Hafiz Abdullah, M

Mustakim Kasturi 

12. Habitat inventory trend analysis of Limulus polyphemus populations on Long Island, USA: from the tip of Brooklyn to the tip of Montauk, 2003-2014

J Tanacredi, S Portilla 

13. The life history cycle of Limulus polyphemus in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire USA

H Cheng, C Chabot, W Watson 

14. Molts reveal life-history patterns for juvenile American horseshoe crabs in fringe habitats

MG Estes, Jr, RH Carmichael, PDM Macdonald, AJ Brady, J McFadyen 

PART 3: BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

15. Preliminary investigation of effects of seawater pH on early development of Limulus polyphemus

J Tanacredi, S Portilla 

16. Effects of sediment type and tank shape on horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)growth and survival in culture

EE Hieb, JD Baggett, AM Aven, RH Carmichael 

17. Bacteria and fungi identified on Horseshoe Crabs, Tachypleus gigas and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda in the laboratory

MIM Faizul, HT Eng, A Christianus, YM Abdel-Hadi 

18. Marine bacteria associated with horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus gigas and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda

N Ismail, F Mohamad, A Ahmad, A Asyraf Alia’m, O Sheng Khai, M Fawwaz Afham Mohd Sofa, A Farid Manca 

19. Mating tactics of the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)

HJ Brockmann, SL Johnson, MD Smith, D Sasson 

20. Examination of large exuviae with mating scars: Do female American horseshoe crabs,

L. polyphemus, molt after sexual maturity?

RH Carmichael, EE Hieb, G Gauvry CN Shuster, Jr 

PART 4: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

21. Emerging issues in horseshoe crab conservation: A perspective from the IUCN species specialist group

ML Botton, RH Carmichael, PKS Shin, SG Cheung 

22. Current status of Trachypleus tridentatus in Taiwan for Red List assessment

H Hsieh, C Chen 

23. Status and threat perceptions of the Indian Horseshoe crabs along the Northeast coast of Bay of Bengal, India

JK Mishra, A Mishra, Yasmin 

24. Assessment and management of North American horseshoe crab populations, with emphasis on a multispecies framework for Delaware Bay, USA populations

MJ Millard, JA Sweka, CP McGowan, DR Smith 

25. The mismanagement of Limulus polyphemus in Long Island Sound, USA: What are the characteristics of a population in decline

M Beekey, J Mattei 

26. Horseshoe crabs in modern day biotechnological applications

AP Das, B Bal, PS Mahapatra 

27. 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

G Gauvry 

28. Biomedical implications for managing the Limulus polyphemus harvest along the northeast coast of the United States

TJ Novitsky

29. Biotechnology efforts to conserve horseshoe crabs through the development of recombinant Factor C-based endotoxin test

P Li, B Ho, J L Ding 

30. Development of aquaculture methods to enhance horseshoe crab populations: An example from Delaware Bay, USA

B Landau, D Jones, C Zarnoch, M Botton

31. Horseshoe crab research in urban estuaries: Challenges and opportunities

J Mattei, M Botton, M Beekey, C Colón 

32. Green Eggs & Sand, Team Limulus and More: Educating for horseshoe crab conservation in the U.S.

G Kreamer, S T Kreamer 

33. Building local community awareness of horseshoe crabs in Kujukushima, Nagasaki, Japan

C Nishimura, C Iwaoka

34. Young Voices:  Through the Arts, Future Environmental Stewards Have a Global Voice

Glenn Gauvry,and Ruth H. Carmichael

Provides up-to-date research on horseshoe crab evolution, genetics, physiology, ecology, conservation and laboratory culture

Offers scientists students, conservationists and resource managers an integrated approach to the ecology and conservation of American and Asian populations of horseshoe crabs

Includes balanced contributions on the assessment of conservation threats, status and needs on conservation and management

Maximizes reader insight into a balanced perspective, including equal emphasis on primary research and conservation topics for both American and Asian species