On the threat to the European crayfish: A contribution with the study of the activity behaviour of four crayfish species (Decapoda: Astacidae)

Limnologica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 156-161

  Lozán, José Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Büro Wiss Auswertungen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitive behaviour; Crayfish migration; Distance covered; Running speed; Species replacement; Temperature tolerance; Threated species

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CRAYFISH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

EUROPE;

ASTACIDAE; ASTACUS ASTACUS; ASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS; DECAPODA; ORCONECTES LIMOSUS; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 0034124981     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0075-9511(00)80010-9     Document Type: Article

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