Movement patterns of the invasive signal crayfish determined by PIT telemetry

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1202-1209

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; IMAGE SENSORS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; TELEMETERING;

CRAYFISH; POPULATION DENSITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; REMOTE DETECTION;

BIODIVERSITY;

CRAYFISH; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOVEMENT; SIGNAL; TELEMETRY;

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

ASTACOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 33845371153     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-100     Document Type: Article

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