Range expansion of Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) (Decapoda: Cambaridae) in southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Antunes,Mariana, Silva,Alexandre Ribeiro da, Negreiros-Fransozo,Maria Lucia
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia 2020
• Subjects: Alien biology; ecological plasticity; exotic crayfish; illegal; species expansion; Claro; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972020000100802

Abstract The crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) is a native species from the south-central region of the USA and northeastern Mexico that has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica and Oceania. In Brazil, P. clarkii has 17 established populations, all found in the southeastern...