Population dynamics of the invasive crayfish (Procambarus clarkii Girard, 1852) at two marshes with differing hydroperiods

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-256

  Anastácio, Pedro Manuel ^a   Leitão, Ana Sofia ^b   Boavida, Maria José ^c   Correia, Alexandra Marçal ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Growth; Recruitment; Red swamp crayfish; Rice fields; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CRAYFISH; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPERIOD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARSH; MATURATION; MODEL TEST; PADDY FIELD; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO;

TAGUS BASIN;

ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 75449087570     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2009025     Document Type: Article

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