Feeding habits of the crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes (Decapoda, Astacidae) in a brook in Latium (central Italy)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-168

  Scalici, M ^a   Gibertini, G ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Austropotamobius pallipes; Central Italy; Crayfish; Diet

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ASTACIDAE; ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; TRICOPTERA;

EID: 34547783347     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000701248688     Document Type: Article

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