rojo Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 i'm having trouble finding really good resources for my son who's passionate about crabs. he read "walking sideways" which was a great introduction, but i don't know where to look for more in depth material (books). he'd like to learn more about crabs in general, as well as more specifically about ghost, blue and sentinel crabs. he's 12, but is an advanced reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acme Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I'm not sure about hard-copy books but below is a link to an online source geared to youth. Besides having some general information, they have a list of other links he could follow up on including the ghost & blue crabs you mention. Crabs @ KidsConnect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojo Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 thanks! looks like there are some great links in there. he says he'd also like something geared towards adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sato Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) These look generally applicable: http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/crab/identification.html, http://faculty.nmu.edu/ncumberl/Neil/MainFWC-website/FWCBiology.html Published papers about specific crabs: http://www.seer.furg.br/atlantica/article/download/1526/667 (Ghost) http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/4022/60_1_gilchrist.pdf (Hermit) http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbzool/v19n4/v19n4a08.pdf (Hermit) http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/projects/mfl/reports/Chass_Appendices/Section_11.16.pdf (Blue) http://web.vims.edu/bridge/bluecrabworkshop2.pdf?svr=www (Blue) Those papers require a technical English reading level, but if your son is interested enough he will be able to look up terms and if he does not know already, recommend that he read the first sentence of and skims the body of Wikipedia pages for terms he doesn't know. Good on you for putting effort into assisting your son's explorations! Edited June 2, 2014 by Sato 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Kang Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I am sure that your son will be a great crab expert. You deserved to share the pride with your son if he did succeed one day in the future. Regards, Nicholas Kang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Angel Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 There is an enjoyable read on this subject: Warner, William W. Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay. Boston: Little Brown, 1976. For a description of the book's contents see http://www.amst.umd.edu/Research/cultland/annotations/warner2.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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