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Population Biology of the Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus Clarkii (Girard, 1852) in Southern Portugal

Population Biology of the Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus Clarkii (Girard, 1852) in Southern Portugal <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Population structure and recruitment of Procambarus clarkii were studied from 1989 to 1991 in a freshwater reservoir in southern Portugal. Two distinct recruitment periods were observed, the main one from October to February and a less significant one during spring and summer. With regard to population structure, juveniles were clearly dominant in January and February. The present results suggest that more than one generation per year may occur under favourable climatic conditions.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Population Biology of the Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus Clarkii (Girard, 1852) in Southern Portugal

Crustaceana , Volume 65 (3): 336 – Jan 1, 1993

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1993 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0011-216x
eISSN
1568-5403
DOI
10.1163/156854093X00766
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Population structure and recruitment of Procambarus clarkii were studied from 1989 to 1991 in a freshwater reservoir in southern Portugal. Two distinct recruitment periods were observed, the main one from October to February and a less significant one during spring and summer. With regard to population structure, juveniles were clearly dominant in January and February. The present results suggest that more than one generation per year may occur under favourable climatic conditions.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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CrustaceanaBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1993

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