FRESHWATER CRAYFISH BIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND EXPLOITION

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FRESHWATER CRAYFISH

BIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND EXPLOITION

By

D.M. Holdich and R.S. Lowery

Contents

Part I: General Biology

 Functional Morphology and Anatomy

Crayfish Distribution, Adaptive Radiation and Evolution

Growth, Moulting and Reproduction

 Ecology, Population Biology and Behaviour

Food and Feeding

Pathogens, Parasites and Commensals

Internal Defence Mechanisms

Part II: Crayfish of Economic Importance - Methods, Production and Problems

Procambarus in North America and elsewhere

Orconectes in North America and elsewhere

Pacifastacus leniusculus in North America and Europe,  with Details of the Distribution of Introduced and Native Crayfish Species in Europe

Astacus astacus in Europe

Austropotamobius pallipes and A. torrentium, with Observations on their Interaction with other Species in Europe

Astacus leptodactylus in Europe

The Australian Yabby

Prep. / Asmaa Ahmed

Manage. / Huda Hosny