Aggressive interactions between three species of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax (Decapoda: Parastacidae)

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-116

  Lynas, Jessica ^a   Storey, Andrew W ^a   Knott, Brenton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cherax; Crayfish; Dominance; Interference competition; Introduced species

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY MASS; CRAYFISH; DOMINANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX; CHERAX CAINII; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; CHERAX QUINQUECARINATUS; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 34447537894     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240701245539     Document Type: Article

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