Virome Analysis of Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) along Its Invasion Range Reveals Diverse and Divergent RNA Viruses [PDF]
Viruses, 2021 Crayfish are a keystone species of freshwater ecosystems and a successful invasive species. However, their pathogens, including viruses, remain understudied.
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Invasive signal crayfish and native noble crayfish show trophic niche shrinkage in sympatry [PDF]
NeoBiotaStudying the coexistence of native species and invasive species with similar functional traits, habitat usage, and feeding habits is crucial for understanding the dynamics of invasion and ecological changes in the invaded ecosystem.
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The impact of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) on the recruitment of salmonid fish in a headwater stream in Yorkshire, England [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2009 Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) have become increasingly widespread in rivers in Great Britain since their introduction in the late 1970s, causing extensive losses of indigenous white-clawed crayfish and negative impacts on communities of ...
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The signal crayfish is vulnerable to both the As and the PsI-isolates of the crayfish plague [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2014 The carrier status and possible elevated tolerance of the signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) against the crayfish plague disease agent (Aphanomyces astaci) has been speculated for several decades.
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Diet and trophic niche of the invasive signal crayfish in the first invaded Italian stream ecosystem [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The occurrence of the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus in the Valla Stream was the first established population of this invasive species recorded in an Italian stream ecosystem.
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THE EFFECT OF THE LARGE-SCALE INTRODUCTION OF SIGNAL CRAYFISH ON THE SPREAD OF CRAYFISH PLAGUE IN SWEDEN [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2006 Since 1907, coinciding with the arrival of the crayfish plague, the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) has steadily declined in Sweden. To substitute the noble crayfish fishery lost, mainly due to the plague, and since the species is highly susceptible to ...
BOHMAN P., NORDWALL F., EDSMAN L.
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Color variation in signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus. [PDF]
Curr Zool, 2021 Abstract External coloration in animals depends on the interaction of several different factors including the genetics and epigenetics processes that underlie the color expression, the mechanisms of color perception, and the general mechanisms controlling color evolution and function.
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Crayfish plague affects juvenile survival and adult behaviour of invasive signal crayfish. [PDF]
Parasitology, 2020 AbstractThe spread of invasive, non-native species is a key threat to biodiversity. Parasites can play a significant role by influencing their invasive host's survival or behaviour, which can subsequently alter invasion dynamics. The North American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) is a known carrier ofAphanomyces astaci, an oomycete pathogen ...
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Simultaneous detection of invasive signal crayfish, endangered white-clawed crayfish and the crayfish plague pathogen using environmental DNA [PDF]
Biological Conservation, 2018 ABSTRACTAquatic Invasive Species (AIS) are important vectors for the introduction of novel pathogens which can, in turn, become drivers of rapid ecological and evolutionary change, compromising the persistence of native species. Conservation strategies rely on accurate information regarding presence and distribution of AIS and their associated ...
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Environmental DNA‐based methods detect the invasion front of an advancing signal crayfish population [PDF]
Environmental DNA, 2022 Aquatic invasive species, such as the signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), present a major threat to freshwater ecosystems. However, these species can be challenging to detect in recently invaded habitats.
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