Eradication of introduced signal crayfish Pasifastacus leniusculus using the pharmaceutical BETAMAX VET.®

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-81

  Sandodden, Roar ^a   Johnsen, Stein Ivar ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crayfish plague; Eradication; Invasive species; Pyrethroids; Signal crayfish

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955155827     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2010.5.1.9     Document Type: Article

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