Reproductive biology of crustaceans. Case studies of decapod crustaceans

REVIEW E. M ENTE (ed.), 2008. Reproductive biology of crustaceans. Case studies of decapod crus- taceans: i-xvi, 1-549, ill. (NBN International, Plymouth/Science Publishers, Enfield, New Hamp- shire). ISBN 978-1-57808-529-3. Hard cover. Price US$ 125.00 or £ 70.00 or € 101.90. Major questions regarding a book are ‘what does it say?’, and ‘to whom does it say it?’ Both should be answered by the title, but in this instance they are not immediately made clear. It certainly does not comprehensively cover the reproductive biology of crustaceans, though the subtitle does indicate that the emphasis is on decapods. However, even here the