Integrating population genetics and species distribution modelling to guide conservation of the noble crayfish, Astacus astacus, in Croatia [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The noble crayfish, Astacus astacus, is an indigenous European freshwater species. Its populations show significant declines caused by anthropogenic pressure on its habitats, climate change and the spread of invasive species.
Leona Lovrenčić +2 more
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EXPLOITATION IS A PREREQUISITE FOR CONSERVATION OF ASTACUS ASTACUS [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2004 The noble crayfish, Astacus astacus, is highly valued from a recreational and economical point of view. In most noble crayfish areas, there are long traditions of crayfish catching.
TAUGBØL T.
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Native European crayfish Astacus astacus competitive in staged confrontation with the invasive crayfish Faxonius limosus and Procambarus acutus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 The European native, noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) has suffered from a serious and long term population decline due to habitat destruction, water pollution and the impact of the invasive North American crayfish that are carriers of the crayfish plague
Ivo Roessink +3 more
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MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN ASTACUS ASTACUS GONADS DURING THE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2006 The reproductive cycle of Astacus astacus was described by the external observation of the gonads, recording changes in the gonadosomatic index (GSI) and by the histological analysis of the reproductive organs.
LUCIĆ A., ERBEN R., LACKOVIĆ G.
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Genetic diversity and structure of the noble crayfish populations in the Balkan Peninsula revealed by mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA markers [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background The noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) is a native European species in decline, with a contracting range and diminishing populations and abundance. Previous studies revealed this species significant genetic diversity in the south-eastern Europe,
Riho Gross +9 more
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UTILIZATION OF WATER CRESS (NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE L.) IN NOBLE CRAYFISH (ASTACUS ASTACUS) FEEDING [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2006 Juvenile Astacus astacus (initial b.w.: 0.98 ± 0.06 g) were cultured (30 crayfish/m2) in 200l tanks for 69 days. The experimental design was composed of three treatments as follows: control diet (C) (crude protein: 28.4% of the total dried matter, “DM ...
D’AGARO E.
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ESTIMATION OF NOBLE CRAYFISH (ASTACUS ASTACUS L.) POPULATION SIZE IN THE VELIKA PAKLENICA STREAM (CROATIA) [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2004 Astacus astacus is one of four native European crayfish species living in Croatian freshwaters. It is naturally distributed in rivers belonging to the Black Sea Basin.
MAGUIRE I., HUDINA S., ERBEN R.
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FIRST RESULTS ABOUT TOPOISOMERASE ACTIVITY IN ASTACUS ASTACUS AND AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES AS A BIOMARKER FOR CRAYFISH VIABILITY [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2004 A comparative study of topoisomerase activity in two European crayfish species Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius pallipes was carried out to determine the physiological basis of the difference in ecological fitness of these systematically related ...
PAOLUCCI M. +3 more
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Molecular characterization of the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus L.) population from Pomeranian lakes (north-western Poland) based on mitochondrial DNA [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2016 The genetic variability between individuals from five crayfish (Astacus astacus L.) populations was determined. The analysis was based on sequences variations of mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S ribosomal
Skuza L. +3 more
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EFFECTS OF EGG BATH AND DAILY REMOVAL OF DEAD EGGS ON HATCHING SUCCESS AND PRODUCTION OF STAGE 2 JUVENILES DURING ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION IN NOBLE CRAYFISH (ASTACUS ASTACUS L.) [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2006 The effects of egg bath (iodine-detergent preparation) and daily removal of dead eggs on hatching success and production of juveniles in stage 2 were investigated during a short (sixteen days) artificial incubation (AI) of noble crayfish eggs.
POLICAR T., KOZÁK P., MARTÍN J.
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