Managing invasive crayfish: Use of X-ray sterilisation of males

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1510-1519

  Aquiloni, Laura ^a   Becciolini, Aldo ^a   Berti, Roberto ^a   Porciani, Sauro ^a   Trunfio, Carmen ^a   Gherardi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Invasive species; Management; Procambarus clarkii; Sterile Male Release Technique; X rays

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 66749086922     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02169.x     Document Type: Article

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