The American horseshoe crab

"Carl N. Shuster, Jr., Robert B. Barlow, and H. Jane Brockmann bring together twenty scientists who have worked on all aspects of horseshoe crab biology to compile the first fully detailed, comprehensive view of the species. An indispensable resource, the volume describes the horseshoe crab's behavior, natural history, and ecology; its anatomy, physiology, distribution, development, and life cycle; the puzzle of its immune system; and its present management and future conservation."--Jacket.