Feral populations of the Australian Red-Claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens) in water supply catchments of Singapore

Biological Invasions

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 943-946

  Ahyong, Shane T ^a   Yeo, Darren C J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aquarium trade; Cherax quadricarinatus; Feral; Freshwater crayfish; Introduction; Invasive; Singapore; Water supply

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CRAYFISH; FERAL ORGANISM; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS;

EID: 35448933609     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9094-0     Document Type: Article

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