Monographic Studies of Tropical Amphipod Crustaceans: Anamixidae

鱼虾科是一种独特的片足类甲壳动物 经历了惊人的发展变化， 变态 由于这种明显的变化，在男性的 形态学，不同的发展阶段已被视为 独立的分类实体，导致一系列混乱的 名字 詹姆斯托马斯建议继续进行分类学研究， 占据热带珊瑚礁的家族的代表。 他 积累新的藏品，并借用现有博物馆 为最终系统修订《联合国海洋法公约》 本集团 对该组的描述性治疗将记录 世界上最多样化的栖息地之一的迷人组成部分 热带珊瑚礁。 由此产生的专著将有助于海洋 生态学家和行为生物学家的努力，并将 为进化和地理分析提供了基础。 像这样的研究开辟了新的研究途径， 了解生物多样性。

The Anamixidae are a unique group of amphipod crustaceans that undergo a striking developmental transformation during metamorphosis. Owing to this marked shift in the male's morphology, different developmental stages have been treated as separate taxonomic entities, leading to a confused array of names. James Thomas proposes continued taxonomic study of the representatives of the family that occupy tropical reefs. He has accumulated new collections and borrowed existing museum holdings in preparation for a definitive systematic revision of the group. Descriptive treatment of this group will document a fascinating component of one of the world's most diverse habitats -- tropical reefs. The resulting monograph will help marine ecologists and behavioral biologists in their efforts, and will provide a foundation for evolutionary and biogeographic analyses. Studies such as these open new research avenues toward a better understanding of biodiversity.