Can the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish Marmorkrebs compete with other crayfish species in fights?

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-120

  Jimenez, Stephanie A ^a   Faulkes, Zen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Competition; Crayfish; Invasive species; Louisiana red swamp crayfish; Marbled crayfish; Marmorkrebs; Procambarus clarkii

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CAMBARID SP. AB-2002; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 78650514887     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0232-2     Document Type: Article

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