The spiny-cheek crayfish, Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) [Crustacea: Decapoda: Cambaridae], digs into the UK

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Holdich, David ^a   Black, John ^b  

^a EMEC Ecology   (United Kingdom)

^b Southern Reserves Officer Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust The Old Ragged School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Austropotamobius pallipes; Burrowing; Crayfish; Life history; Orconectes limosus; Threat; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949179686     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2007.2.1.1     Document Type: Article

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