Horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe crabs are one of evolution's success stories. These living fossils have contributed immensely to biomedical research, and their eggs are a critical link in the migration cycle of New World waders (shorebirds) Can they endure threats posed by a growing commercial fishery and the loss of essential spawning habitats?
Botton
Mark L
ML
Fordham University, New York, USA. botton@fordham.edu
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004777:Environment; D005398:Fisheries; D020387:Food Chain; D006737:Horseshoe Crabs / Q000502:physiology; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research