Amphipoda
Suggested reading

Barnard J.L., Karaman G.S. 1991. The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda (except marine gammaroids). Rec. Australian Mus., Suppl. 13, Parts 1, 2, pp. 1-866.
—Fundamental monograph of gammaridean taxonomy, with keys and diagnoses to all non-gammaroid marine gammaridean genera, lists of species of all genera, and codes to their geographical distribution. Large bibliography. Dealing mainly with benthic animals.

Barnard K.H. 1932. Amphipoda. Discovery Rep., 5:1-326.
—Important investigation of the southern Atlantic amphipods, with 1 colour plate.

Bousfield E.L., Shih C.-t. 1994. The phyletic classification of amphipod crustaceans: problems in resolution. Amphipacifica, 1:76-134.
—A recent perspective on the phyletic classification of amphipods and their relationships with other Peracarida. Presents the concept of reptant and natant Amphipoda (the latter almost all pelagic). Deals mainly with benthic species.

Bowman T.E. 1973. Pelagic amphipods of the genus Hyperia and closely related genera (Hyperiidea: Hyperiidae). Smithsonian Contrib. Zool., 136:1-76.
—Important work dealing with a difficult group of hyperiids.

Bowman T.E., Gruner H.E. 1973. The families and genera of Hyperiidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Smithsonian Contrib. Zool., 146:1-64.
—Keys and short descriptions of all hyperiidean families and genera of the world ocean. But one must keep in mind that the higher classification of hyperiideans is still evolving - compare with M.Vinogradov et al., 1982.

Chevreux E. 1935. Amphipodes provenant des campagnes scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier, Prince de Monaco. Rés. Camp. Sci. Accompliés sur son Yacht par le Prince Albert Ier, Prince Souverian de Monaco, 90:1-214.
—Classic work dealing with northern Atlantic pelagic amphipods, partly a compendium of previous articles by the author. Many original descriptions of species. Sixteen lithographic plates (1 colour).

Fage L. 1960. Oxycephalidae. Dana Rep., 9:1-145.
—Classic work dealing with Oxycephalidae (Hyperiidea).

Laval P. 1968. Développement en élevage et systématique d'Hyperia schizogeneios Stebb. (Amphipode Hyperidae). Arch. Zool. Exp. Gén., 109:25-67.
—Detailed description of individual development and ontogenetic stages (7 stages in females, 9 in males) in the smaller Hyperiidae (now (?) genus Lestrigonus).

Laval P. 1980. Hyperiid amphipods as crustacean parasitoids associated with gelatinous zooplankton. Ann. Rev. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol., 18:11-56.
—Important work on symbiosis of many hyperiidean species with gelatinous plankton animals. But one must keep in mind that some hyperiideans mentioned in this work are associated with gelatinous plankton only in early ontogenetic stages.

Macquart-Moulin C. 1968. Les amphipodes bentho-planctoniques du Golf de Marseille. Analyse des captures faites au cours de pêches planctoniques nocturnes reguliéres (années 1963-1964). Rec. Trav. Sta. Mar. Endoume, 43:311-332.
Macquart-Moulin C. 1984. La phase pélagique nocturne et les comprotements migratoires des amphipodes benthiques (Mediterranée nord-occidentale). Tethys, 11:171-196.
—The above two papers deal with "excursions" of benthic amphipods into the plankton in shallow-water regions.

Shih C.-t. 1969. The systematics and biology of the family Phronimidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Dana Rep., 74:1-100.
—Classic work dealing with Phronimidae (Hyperiidea).

Shoemaker C.R. 1945. The Amphipoda of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expedition 1929-1931. Zoologica (New York), 30/4:185-266.
—Important work dealing with pelagic amphipods (both Hyperiidea and Gammaridea) of the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

Stebbing T.R.R. 1888. Report on Amphipoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Rep. Sci. Res. Voyage H.M.S. Challenger 1873-76, 26:I-XXIV+1-1737.
—Classic fundamental investigation of amphipods of the oceans, with original descriptions of many species - benthic and pelagic. 210 lithographic plates.

Thurston M.H. 1976. The vertical distribution and diurnal migration of the Crustacea Amphipoda collected during the SOND cruise, 1965. I. The Gammaridea. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 56:359-382.
Thurston M.H. 1976. The vertical distribution and diurnal migration of the crustacea amphipoda collected during the SOND cruise, 1965. II. The Hyperiidea and general discussion. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 56:383-470.
—The above two papers include interesting data on amphipods in epi- and mesopelagic environments of the northern Atlantic Ocean.

Vinogradov G.M. 1995. Colonization of pelagic and hydrothermal vent habitats by gammaridean amphipods: an attempt of reconstruction. Polskie Arch. Hydrobiol., 42:417-430.
—Life-forms of pelagic gammarids: system and probable origin. Note: this issue of the "Archiwum" is devoted entirely to amphipods.

Vinogradov M.E. 1968. Vertikalnoe raspredelenie okeanicheskogo zooplanktona. Nauka, Moskva, pp. 1-399.
—An English translation of this work is available from the Israel Program of Scientific Translations ("Vertical distribution of oceanic zooplankton", Jerusalem, pp. 1-339, 1970). The vertical distribution of pelagic amphipods discussed on pp. 203-210 (pp. 206-215 of the English version).

Vinogradov M.E., Volkov A.F., Semenova T.N. 1982. Amfipody-giperiidy (Amphipoda, Hyperiidea) Mirovogo okeana. In "Opredeliteli po faune SSSR", 132, Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 1-492.
—An English translation of this work is available from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, D.C. ("Hyperiid amphipods (Amphipoda, Crustacea) of the World Ocean", pp. 1-621, 1996). Keys to, and description of, all hyperiid species of the world. English edition supplemented with new data appearing after 1982 (up to 1995) on pp. 609-621.

Wagler E. 1926. Amphipoda 2: Scinidae der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Wiss. Erg. Deutsch. Tiefsee-Exp. Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899, 20:317-446.
—Classic work in Scinidae (Hyperiidea), with original descriptions of many species.

Zeidler W. 1992. Hyperiid amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) collected recently from Eastern Australian waters. Rec. Australian Mus., 44:85-133.
—Excellent illustrations of general views of many hyperiids.