part Part I: Introduction -- chapter 1 Introduction to the Biology and Fisheries of Slipper Lobsters / part Part II: Biology of Slipper Lobsters -- chapter 2 Taxonomy and Evolution / chapter 3 Genetics of Slipper Lobsters / chapter 4 Early Life Histories of Slipper Lobsters / chapter 5 Factors Important in Larval and Postlarval Molting, Growth, and Rearing / chapter 6 Feeding Morphology and Digestive System of Slipper Lobsters / chapter 7 Behavior and Sensory Biology of Slipper Lobsters / chapter 8 The Mineralization and Biomechanics of the Exoskeleton / chapter 9 Growth of Slipper Lobsters of the Genus Scyllarides / chapter 10 Directions for Future Research in Slipper Lobster Biology / part Part III: Fisheries of Slipper Lobsters -- chapter 11 Observations on the Ecology of Scyllarides aequinoctialis, Scyllarides noder, and Parribacus antarcticus and a Description of the Florida Scyllarid Lobster Fishery / chapter 12 The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster FIshery: A Targeted Slipper Lobster Fishery / chapter 13 The Biology of the Mediterranean Scyllarids / chapter 14 Biology and Fishery of the Galápagos Slipper Lobster / chapter 15 Biology and Fishery of the Slipper Lobster, Thenus orientalis, in India / chapter 16 Biology and Fishery of the Bay Lobster, Thenus spp. / chapter 17 Fishery and Biology of Commercially Exploited Australian Fan Lobsters (Ibacus spp.) / chapter 18 Slipper Lobster Fisheries — Present Status and Future Perspectives