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.
Katarina Bačnik +4 more
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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.
Fabio Ercoli +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 Aphanomyces astaci, the crayfish plague pathogen, first appeared in Europe in the mid-19(th) century and is still responsible for mass mortalities of native European crayfish.
Lenka Filipová +4 more
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Predation risk by largemouth bass modulates feeding functional responses of native and non-native crayfish [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2023 Context-dependency is prevalent in nature, challenging our understanding and prediction of the potential ecological impacts of non-native species (NNS).
Larissa Faria +2 more
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Three crayfish species of different origin in a medium-sized river system: a new state of affairs
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2021 In view of contemporary changes in aquatic environments, determining the distribution of both native and emerging invasive crayfish species is increasingly important.
Radtke Grzegorz +4 more
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Potential impacts of invasive crayfish on native benthic fish: shelter use and agonistic behaviour [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2023 Spinycheek crayfish (Faxonius limosus) and signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) are successful North American invasive crayfish species distributed throughout Europe. Both species compete with native benthic fish for shelter.
Essmat Mohammed +3 more
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Animal, 2018 Female crayfish stores male gametes after mating until the beginning of egg laying and fertilization. The aim of the present study was to investigate the duration of post-mating spermatophore storage as well as the timing and temperature of spawning in ...
B. Yazicioglu +3 more
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Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2018 In Finland, massive signal crayfish introductions started towards the end of 1980s, with an estimated total of 2.2 million signal crayfish been stocked before year 2016.
Ruokonen Timo J. +6 more
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Lake Hańcza – a new site for signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus Dana) occurrence in Poland
Archives of Polish Fisheries, 2018 Crayfish catches were conducted using traps in Lake Hańcza, which is the deepest lake in Poland. Two crayfish populations were found to co-exist in the lake: spiny-cheek crayfish (Orconectes limosus Raf.) and signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus ...
Ulikowski Dariusz, Chybowski Łucjan
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Exponential increase of signal crayfish in running waters in Sweden – due to illegal introductions?
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2011 Sweden has only one indigenous species of crayfish, the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus, Fabricius). There has been a steady decline of noble crayfish populations in Sweden since 1907, mainly due to the crayfish plague.
Bohman P. +3 more
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