CRAYFISH PREDATION ON TADPOLES : A COMPARISON BETWEEN A NATIVE (AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES) AND AN ALIEN SPECIES (PROCAMBARUS CLARKII).
In the laboratory, the motivation and/or ability to prey on anuran larvae (Bufo bufo, Rana kl. esculenta and R. italica) were compared between a native European (Austropotamobius pallipes) and an alien North American crayfish species (Procambarus clarkii). Both were skilled predators of tadpoles, ad...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2001-04-01
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| Series: | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae:2001011 |