Introduction of redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens) to Lake Kununurra, Ord River, Western Australia: Prospects for a 'yabby' in the Kimberley

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 187-191

  Doupé, Rob G ^a   Morgan, D L ^a   Gill, H S ^a   Rowland, A J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cherax quadricarinatus; Introduced species; Redclaw crayfish; Translocation

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CRAYFISH; FOOD CHAIN; INTRODUCED SPECIES; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LAKE KUNUNURRA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS;

EID: 23844448655     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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