Movement and dispersal of the invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus in upland rivers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-368

  Bubb, Damian H ^a   Thom, Timothy J ^b   Lucas, Martyn C ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Invasive species; Pacifastacus leniusculus; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOTELEMETRY; CRAYFISH; DISPERSAL; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MOUNTAIN STREAM; MOVEMENT; STREAMFLOW; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ASTACIDAE; ASTACOIDEA; PACIFASTACUS; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 1442289555     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2426.2003.01178.x     Document Type: Article

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