Habitat use and dispersal of the invasive crayfish Procambarus clarkii in ephemeral water bodies of Portugal

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 225-236

  Aquiloni, Laura ^a   Ilhéu, Maria ^b   Gherardi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Ephemeral water bodies; Habitat use; Invasive crayfish; Procambarus clarkii; Southern Europe

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; DISPERSAL; EPHEMERAL LAKE; HABITAT USE; INVASIVE SPECIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 31344473914     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240500310195     Document Type: Article

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