This combination book/e-book covers every shallow-water species of crab and shrimp found from the Aleutian Islands to the Mexican border: nearly 300 in all, in full color. This is the ideal guide for the beginner and the professional alike, offering a user-friendly introduction to these fascinating animals while also providing the detailed references and other resources needed by those specializing in the field. The unique print/e-book format allows readers to choose their own level, whether browsing the hundreds of photos that show the beautiful colors and interesting shapes of the varied species, or trying to identify the most challenging specimens under a laboratory microscope. The print book includes numerous (and often humorous) sidebars covering all sorts of topics, from interesting tidbits on the behavior or biology of the animals to historical vignettes. The accompanying cd contains all of the species profiles in a convenient pdf, so it can be put on a phone or tablet to take anywhere. Every piece of information in the pdf is hyperlinked to the full reference (2,600 links), while hundreds of other links connect to additional photos that show particular features, comparisons to similar species, and even short video clips showing various behaviors. Interactive keys to many of the groups are also provided, including both a color key for identifying live hermit crabs and a separate one for preserved specimens that have lost their color.

Crabs and Shrimps of the Pacific Coast: A Guide to Shallow-Water Decapods from Southeastern Alaska to the Mexican Border

Gregory C. Jensen

MolaMarine

This guidebook is the most complete and up-to-date resource for identifying the subtidal marine invertebrates found along the west coast of North America, from the Gulf of Alaska to the Mexican border. It contains detailed information on 645 of the most commonly-encountered species, with notes on several hundred more. An overview of each phylum is provided, followed by species descriptions that include a color photograph, important characteristics for field identification, details on how to distinguish it from similar forms, maximum size, known geographic range and habitat, and interesting facts related to the species. It is an essential reference for divers, tidepoolers, students, and photographers wishing to identify their finds, or anyone interested in the life of our oceans.

Beneath Pacific Tides: Subtidal Invertebrates of the West Coast

Daniel W. Gotshall

Rebecca E. Flores Miller

Nudibranchs & Sea Slugs of the Eastern Pacific

This complete and colorful guide covers all of the 370+ species of shallow-water sea slugs known to occur from Alaska to Central America. In addition to size, range, and habitat descriptions, it also provides information on color variations, eggs, and convenient tips on how to distinguish them from similar species. Richly illustrated with color photos contributed by over 50 of the best "nudie" photographers on the west coast, it is an essential reference for divers, beachcombers, underwater photographers, and anyone else with an interest in this fascinating group.

Science & Math

Behrens, David W.

Jensen, Gregory C.

Fletcher, Karin

Nature & Ecology

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