The signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) [Crustacea: Decapoda: Astacidae], in the Brugneto Lake (Liguria, NW Italy). The beginning of the invasion of the River Po watershed?

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-24

  Capurro, Matteo ^a   Galli, Loris ^a   Mori, Mario ^a   Salvidio, Sebastiano ^a   Arillo, Attilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brugneto Lake; Captures; Diseases; Italy; Pacifastacus leniusculus; Population structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 41049103326     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2007.2.1.2     Document Type: Article

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