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Volume 33 Issue 3 - 4 ISSN: 1023-8174 (print), 2150-9239 (online) The Official Newsletter of the International Association of Astacology Inside this issue: Cover Story 1 Astacus astacus in the Tudovka River President’s Corner 2 Short Articles 6 (Tver Region, Russia) Adventures in 6 Crowdfunding Euastacus – 7 Make that 50! Investigation of a Chemi- 7 cal Control Strategy for Invasive Crayfish at a Missouri Fish Hatchery Crayfish Conservation 8 Toolkit is launched The market for 8 crayfish in Russia The crayfish breeding 8 in the village of Glush Australian Astacologists 9 Visit Japan Ahead of IAA20 News Items From 11 Figure 1. River Tudovka at Redkino, Tver Region, Russia. Around the World Meeting 12 he Tudovka River (Figure 1) was select- In 2010, at the monitoring point Redkino, Announcements T ed by a joint Russian-Austrian research a single juvenile crayfish (Astacus astacus) Books & Multimedia 13 team as a model river ecosystem for the East was detected in the macrozoobenthos sam- European lowlands (Zhenikhov et al. 2007). It ple. Due to this record, the sampling cam- IAA Related News 15 (1) has a paludified catchment, which is typi- paign in August 2011 utilized hand collections cal for the region, (2) shows little anthropo- in the middle and lower course of the river at Literature of Interest 20 genic impacts, and (3) parts of the catchment three stations (Sibir, Redkino and Molodoi to Astacologists are protected (i.e., the Central Forest State Tud) which seemed suitable for crayfish. No Nature Biosphere reserve in the headwaters crayfish were found at Sibir and Molodoi Tud, and the Molodoitudskii Zakasnik in the lower however, our initial specimen record from reaches). The river has a length of 106 km 2010 was confirmed at Redkino after we cap- and drains a catchment area of 1126 km²; for tured 11 individuals. Morphometric charac- details about the river basin and the six mon- ters (i.e., total length (TL), abdomen length itoring stations, see Schletterer et al. (2011a). (AL), abdomen width (AW), claw length (CL), Discharge data is available for Molodoi Tud and claw width (CW)), of the captured speci- (rkm 20, basin = 926 km²), which is the lower- mens were also recorded, and after this ex- most monitoring station. After three years of amination, the crayfish were released un- observation (1968–1970) a mean annual dis- harmed. Since August 28, 2010 a tempera- charge of 7.1 m³ s-1 was reported (Surin ture logger (HOBO Tidbit V2) has been in op- 1976). eration at the Redkino monitoring station, (Continued on page 3)

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President’s Corner

Dear IAA Members: Pal) on our website. We’ll keep you posted as Well, once again the holiday season is we hear more. upon us. Reflecting back over the past year, This is also a busy time of year due to we had a pretty busy 2011. I would like to membership renewals and other activities thank the other IAA Officers and Executive (elections, bylaw changes, etc.). As a quick Board members for all of their help this past reminder, please be sure to renew your IAA James W. Fetzner Jr., Ph.D. year as we worked to implement the various memberships. Starting this coming year IAA President (USA) projects that were put into motion after the (2012), we will be switching to a yearly mem- future directions meeting held at IAA18. The bership (rather than the 2-year membership transformation of our society journal contin- we had previously). Please visit the IAA web- ues to progress, especially with the recent site (the Membership page) to download the publication of volume 18 (see page 16 herein 2012 membership renewal/application form for a list of topics and titles). In total, this vol- and submit your payment through one of the ume contains 12 papers by 32 different au- IAA offices (USA, France, or Australia). Details thors, with a total of 92 pages. Many of these are on the form. papers resulted directly from presentations As 2012 approaches, we are preparing for given at IAA18 in Columbia, Missouri back in our next international symposium, IAA19, 2010. which will be held in Innsbruck, Austria (see We have also been diligently working on pg. 3). This coming year marks the 40th Anni- the paperwork for the incorporation of our versary of the IAA, which was started back in society in the state of Alabama, and very soon 1972 in Hinterthal, Austria. So in a sense, we we hope to apply for non-profit tax status are returning home... with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). I As always, on behalf of the IAA Officers am proud to say, mainly though the efforts of and Executive Board members, I would like to Antonio Garza de Yta, that we have now take this opportunity to wish you all a very been incorporated as a limited liability corpo- safe and happy holiday season. I hope to see ration (LLC) within the state of Alabama. Now you all in the new year as we celebrate our that this is complete, we can finalize and sub- Association’s 40th year in Innsbruck. See you mit the non-profit 501c3 paperwork to the there. H IRS. This process can take many, many months for final approval, so we just have to wait for Sincerely, the cogs of the government to work their James W. Fetzner Jr. magic. Once we obtain this status, we will be IAA President able to set up credit card payments (via Pay- [email protected]

The International Association of Astacology (IAA), founded in Officers: Hintertal, Austria in 1972, is dedicated to the study, conservation, and wise utilization of freshwater crayfish. Any individual or firm James W. Fetzner Jr., President, Section of Invertebrate Zoology, interested in furthering the study of astacology is eligible for Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pitts- membership. Service to members includes a quarterly newsletter burgh, PA 15213-4080. United States of America. (Crayfish News), a membership directory, biennial international E-Mail: [email protected] symposia and publication of the journal Freshwater Crayfish. Leopold Füreder, President-Elect, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. Secretariat: E-Mail: [email protected] The International Association of Astacology has a permanent secretariat managed by Antonio Garza de Yta. Address: IAA Susan B. Adams, Secretary, 26 County Road 223, Oxford, MS, Secretariat, Room 203, Swingle Hall, Department of Fisheries and 38655, United States of America. Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, AL 36849-5419, USA. E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +1(334) 844-4786 / Fax: +1(334) 844-9208 James M. Furse, Immediate Past President, Griffith School of E-mail: [email protected] Environment, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland Web page: http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/IAA/ 4222, Australia. Webmaster: James W. Fetzner Jr. E-Mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Statements and opinions expressed in Crayfish News are not necessarily those of the International Association of IAA Board Members: Astacology. In addition to the IAA Officers and Past President, the board includes Jason Coughran (Australia), Arnie Eversole (USA), Tadashi Kawai (Japan), Steph Parkyn (Australia), Stephanie Peay This issue edited by James W. Fetzner Jr. (UK), Alastair Richardson (Tasmania) and Chris Taylor (USA). and Abby Stancliffe-Vaughan

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(Continued from page 1) with its initial data extracted at the beginning of August 2011. Redkino (WGS84 coordinates: lat 56.381102, long 33.294292) is located on the lower stretch of the Tudovka River at rkm 51 (i.e., 51 km from the source of the river), the elevation is about 207 m, and the basin area at the site is 575 km². During the low flow period in the summer, channel width varies between 25 and 30 m and the depth is from 0.5 to 1.5 m. The station is within the boundaries of the Molodoi- tudskii Zakasnik, a protected area of about 80 km² between Redkino and Molodoi Tud, which was formed in 1992 and meets IUCN criteria III (Natural Monument) and IV (Habitat/ Species Management Area). The sediment is dominated by mud along the banks, while the streambed primarily consists of sand and stones. The solid substrate is covered by water moss (Fontinalis antipyretica) and algae (Clodophora glomer- ata), and along the banks Elodea canadiensis and Spargani- um emersum, in combination with large woody debris, form highly structured habitats (Figure 2). The IAA19 symposium will be held in Innsbruck, Austria. In The average temperature between 28th August 2010 and Austria, 40 years ago, the first symposium was held 1972 in 7th August 2011 was 6.42°C (Figure 3). Average monthly tem- Hinterthal, where also the IAA was founded. So let us take the th peratures, as well as minimum and maximum (in °C), for the opportunity to celebrate the 40 anniversary of the IAA! eleven months within the observation period were: Septem- The IAA19 symposium will take place in the historic center ber (10.43; 5.49–13.57), October (3.91; 1.40–7.38), Novem- of Innsbruck, which is the capital city of the federal state of ber (3.40; -0.01–5.58), December (0.03; -0.01–1.15), January Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn Valley at the (0.09; -0.01–0.04), February (0.01; -0.01–0.04), March (0.05; - junction with the Wipptal (Sill River), which provides access to 0.06–0.62), April (2.46; 0.04–9.34), May (11.46; 5.72–18.13), the Brenner Pass, some 30 km (18.64 mi) south of Innsbruck. June (16.76; 12.73–21.71) and July (19.35;16.81–22.59). Long Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the -term measurements from 1999 to 2010 (n = 14) for some Nordkette (Hafelekar, 2,334 metres (7,657 ft) in the north, physico-chemical parameters were carried out (e.g., conduc- Patscherkofel (2,246 metres (7,369 ft)) and Serles (2,718 me- -1 tivity (mean 260 µS cm , min. 101, max. 435), pH (mean 7.96, tres (8,917 ft)) in the south, it is an internationally renowned min. 6.90, max. 8.77) and chromaticity (mean 99°, min. 10, winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter max. 195)). Olympics and the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It is to st At Redkino station, 71 macrozoobenthos species were host the 1 Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The word "bruck" recorded between 2006 and 2010 (an inventory was provid- comes from the German word Brücke meaning "bridge" which ed by Schletterer et al. 2011b; supplemented by 3 Oligochae- leads to "the bridge over the Inn". ta [Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, L. cf udekemianus, Tubificidae] The conference will consist of a five-day scientific pro- and the present record of A. astacus (Figure 4)). Summarizing gram, with presenters welcome to submit papers on all as- the overall composition of the benthic community, mayflies pects of freshwater crayfish. We will focus on conservation, (Ephemeroptera) account for 17.5%, stoneflies (Plecoptera) biogeography, genetics and diseases, as they are hot topics in 1.8%, caddisflies (Trichoptera) 5.4%, midges (Chironomidae) Europe at the moment, but will also encourage delegates to 23.9%, molluscs (Mollusca) 24.6%, oligochetes (Oligocheta) consider presenting papers on all relevant crayfish topics in- 14.9% and diverse taxa amounted for 11.8% (mean values cluding physiology, behaviour, ecology and all other inter- from period 2006–2010, n = 5 samples from summer + 2 esting matters discussed and appreciated at IAA symposiums. samples from spring). From our data on macrozoobenthos, Prior to the symposium, on Sunday, August 26, 2012, the station is characterised as epipotamal (Schletterer et al. workshops will be organised. As Tyrol is bordered by Germany 2011a); the coenosis was typical for such a lowland river and in the North and Italy in the South, an excursion is planned for included rare species (e.g., the heteropteran Aphelocheirus the weekend September 1-2, where delegates can enjoy aestivalis, the mayfly Ephemera lineata, the stonefly catching the three native crayfish species, Astacus astacus, Amphinemoura cf. sulcicollis, the caddiesfly Molanna an- Austropotamobius torrentium and Austropotamobius pallipes. gustata, and the dragonfly Calopteryx virgo). We recorded a H vital crayfish population in the Tudovka River at Redkino, Hope to see you in summer 2012 in Innsbruck! which also indicates the ecological value of this river. From Leo Füreder (Continued on page 4)

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Figure 2. Detail of structured habitats along the banks.

Figure 3. Water temperature curve at Redkino (2010–2011).

(Continued from page 3) the Tver Region, other crayfish populations are known (Schletterer 2006), e.g. from another tributary to the Volga River (Vazuza River) and some lakes (e.g., Lake Chistoe). In Figure 4. A,B, Noble crayfish (Astacus astacus). Table 1, morphometric characters of A. astacus from Red- kino station are summarized. Due to the amount and size of (see ASTANET Russia 2011). However, even today, data juveniles, the time of hatching was expected to be in July. about crayfish distributions in Russia is scattered or hardly The mean size of males was 64 mm and for females 45 mm. available. This was obviously the reason for not including In comparison with the data from Laurent et al. (1997), who Russia in the Atlas of Crayfish in Europe (Souty-Grosset et al. reported maturity ranges of females from 62–85 mm (at an 2006). Since the eastern boundary of the natural distribution age between 16 to 60 months), the females in the investigat- area of Astacus astacus is considered to be in the East Euro- ed population seem to be smaller. According to Souty- pean lowlands, knowledge on its population status and the Grosset et al. (2006), males usually become mature at a size distribution of all autochthonous crayfish species in this re- of 60–70 mm TL. gion would be important, especially in the context of aquatic H Russian astacologists organized the “ASTANET Russia”, a conservation and water management. crayfish homepage with a news section and a publication list (Continued on page 5)

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Table 1. Morphometric characters of the captured crayfish, grouped into males, females and juveniles, including mean values and standard deviations (in cm). Nr. Sex TL AL AW CL CW 01 male 4.8 2.1 0.7 1.4 0.4 02 male 7.1 2.4 1.3 1.8 0.7 03 male 7.3 3.7 1.6 2.4 0.6 04 female 4.3 2 0.8 1.4 0.6 05 female 4.3 2.1 0.7 1.1 0.4 06 female 4.3 2.3 0.9 1.3 0.4 07 female 5.3 2.6 1.1 1.7 0.6 08 juvenile 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.15 09 juvenile 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 10 juvenile 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.15 11 juvenile 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 mean males 6.40 (±1.39) 2.73 (±0.85) 1.20 (±0.46) 1.87 (± 0.50) 0.57 (±0.15) mean females 4.55 (±0.50) 2.25 (±0.26) 0.88 (±0.17) 1.38 (±0.25) 0.50 (±0.12) mean juveniles 1.65 (±0.10) 0.73 (±0.10) 0.33 (±0.05) 0.48 (±0.05) 0.15 (±0.04)

(Continued from page 4) Schletterer M, Schönhuber M, Füreder L (2011a). Biodiversi- Martin Schletterer,1 Leopold Füreder,1 ty of diatoms and macroinvertebrates in an east Europe- Vyacheslav V. Kuzovlev 2 and Yuri N. Zhenikhov 2 an lowland river, the Tudovka River (Tver Region, Rus- sia). Boreal Environment Research 16:79–90. 1 University of Innsbruck Schletterer M., Kuyovlev V.V., Zhenikhov Y.N. (2011b): Opis Institute of Ecology makrozoobenthosa i donnyh diatomovyh vodоroslei reki Dept. River Ecology and Invertebrate Biology Tudovki (Tverskaya oblast, Rossia). Letopis prirody Zen- Technikerstraße 25 tralno-Lesnogo gosudarstvennogo biosfernogo zapoved- 6020 Innsbruck, Austria nikа 2010, 412–425 pp. [in Russian]. Souty-Grosset C., Holdich D.M., Noel P.Y., Reynolds J.D., 2 Tver State Technical University Haffner P. (Eds.) (2006): Atlas of crayfish in Europe, Chair of Nature Management and Ecology Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 188 p. nab. Afanasiya Nikitina 22 Surin Z.S. (Ed.) (1976): Resources on surface waters of the 170026 Tver, Russia USSR. Vol. 10. The Upper-Volga area. (Resursy pover- Literature Cited: hnostnih vod SSSR, T.10 Verhne-Volgskiy Rayon, Mos- cow Dept. of Gidrometeoizdat [in Russian]. ASTANET Russia: Crayfish Homepage from Russia, http:// novgen.freeservers.com/lake/crykar/main_1.html Zhenikhov YU.N., Kuzovlev V.V. & Schletterer M. (2007): The (accessed in September 2011). ground of monitoring programme and results of re- searches on Tudovka River (on hydrological, hydrochem- Laurent P.J., Nicolas J., Patis L. (1997): Les repeuplements en ical and hydrobiological data. Proceedings of the Central Astacus astacus L. Synthèse des essays réalisés en Lor- Forest State Natural Biosphere Reserve 5: 407–419. [in raine et en Morvan, enseignements à en tirer. Russian]. L`Astaciculteur de France 51:34–38.

Schletterer, M. (2006): Biological Assessment of the Upper Volga River. 76–126 pp. In: Kuzovlev, V.V. and Schletter- er, M. (Eds.): Upper Volga Expedition 2005 – Technical Report. – Proceedings of Freshwater Research Vol. 1,

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Short Articles ADVENTURES IN CROWDFUNDING

November 1, 2011 was the official start of a very different scientific venture for myself and 48 other researchers. Rather than writing grant proposals, we were honing YouTube videos and incentives. Rather than writing long ar- guments to persuade a few people in an agency to give us lots of money, we were making short pitches to persuade a lot of people to give us a little money. This was the #SciFund Challenge. The #SciFund Challenge was the brainchild of ecologists Jarrett Byrnes and Jai Ranganathan. Jarrett and Jai put out the whole Indiana Jones adventure theme. call for other scientists who were interested in the concept of With #SciFund ending so recently, the participants are crowdfunding: a social media reinvention of donor campaigns still analyzing the data and figuring out what worked and that charities have used for years. If the people of Detroit what didn’t. Since we are all scientists, we all viewed the were willing to kick in money for a statue of RoboCop, why #SciFund Challenge as an experiment. Maybe crowdfunding couldn’t scientists use some of that same good will? Over 200 for science just couldn’t work to raise money. scientists expressed interest in the project, and 49 stepped up and did enough work to actually run with the campaign. But then, the money was not the most important thing for most of the participants. The chance to reach out to peo- I stepped in, partly because Jarrett asked me, and partly ple and do something different was often more important. because I had been blogging about microgrants for about On that note, I think the challenge succeeded. four years prior to this. It seemed to me that crayfish research was a good candidate for this project. Crayfish re- And with the lessons of the first challenge learned, we search is cheap, so I hoped I could convince people that a might just have another go at it in 2012. H little money would go a long way. More importantly, I had been experimenting with ways to get crayfish pet owners Zen Faulkes involved in my research in one way or another. (See “Crayfish Department of Biology Blogging and Citizen Science,” Crayfish News, 31). The University of Texas-Pan American We made videos. We got Twitter accounts. We reviewed Edinburg, Texas, USA each other’s projects. And we held our breath and jumped [email protected] into this big social experiment. I called my project, “Doctor Links: Zen and the Amazon Crayfish Civilization,” and went for a #SciFund Challenge blog: http://scifund.wordpress.com/blog/ (includes sign up form for future rounds) RocketHub: http://www.rockethub.com/projects/scifund Posts about #SciFund on NeuroDojo: http:// neurodojo.blogspot.com/search/label/%23SciFund

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(Continued from page 6) The WRC is generally native to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, but native to only a small part of EUASTACUS – MAKE THAT 50! Missouri (the southeast corner of the state and the Mississip- pi River floodplains). This native range in Missouri is located Congratulations to IAA Members Jason Coughran and Robert far from BPFH. The WRC appears to be spreading from pond McCormack for their recent description of the 50th species of to pond in BPFH by walking the short distance over the berms Euastacus (Euastacus morgani Coughran and McCormack that separate the hatchery ponds. This invasion is particular- 2011). ly disturbing because the hatchery transports fish over a wide area of Missouri and could easily become a vector for further introductions of the WRC. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is seek- ing additional strategies to prevent further spread of the WRC outside its native range. The hatchery’s current strategy is to sort through all fish that are netted from the invaded ponds when the fish are loaded onto a truck, then sort through the fish again when they are netted to unload the truck and move the fish to a raceway, and then sort through the fish a third time when they are netted to load the fish back onto a truck for hauling. Using this protocol, the hatchery workers have three chances to remove any WRC that are hidden among the fish. Further, when the opportunity pre- sents itself, the hatchery stocks predators (e.g., largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides) in ponds that have been invaded with WRC or drains the invaded ponds and collects and destroys any WRC found. These additional measures help Coughran J and McCormack RB (2011). Euastacus morgani sp. control the number of WRC in the invaded ponds. While the n., a new spiny crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Parastaci- current process seems to be working, it does not appear to dae) from the highland rainforests of eastern New South be a long term solution, so MDC is looking for a chemical con- Wales, Australia. Zookeys 85:17–26. trol strategy as an alternative or additional control. Available on-line via the following URL: MDC Project Leader Mike McKee is developing a cooper- http:www.pensoft.net/J_FILES/1/articles/1237/1237-G-3 ative research agreement with U. S. Geological Survey Colum- -layout.pdf bia Environmental Research Center (CERC) scientists Jim The species is named after Gary Morgan, one of the Fairchild and IAA member Ann Allert. Fairchild and Allert will forefathers of freshwater crayfish taxonomy in Australia: par- serve as principal investigators. They hope to initiate the pro- ticularly the taxonomy of genus Euastacus. posed multi-tiered study in summer of 2012. The first tier will This recent description of the 50th Euastacus species is be to review the literature to identify potential candidate also particularly notable in that it clearly establishes Euasta- chemicals that might be selectively toxic to WRC but do not cus as the most species-rich of the Australian genera. possess undesirable traits (e.g., fish toxicity, persistence in In any case, congratulations to Jason and Rob for anoth- the environment). They plan on initial tests to narrow the list er splendid effort and another species added to the list. H of candidate chemicals to a few, then plan to test likely candi- dates more extensively in the laboratory. They will be seek- Cheers, ing fast-acting chemicals that can be applied for a brief expo- James Furse sure to loads of fish in a raceway or truck tank. This will re- duce the holding and handling stress to the hatchery-raised fish that can cause increased fish mortality. The chemicals also need to leave only minimal and acceptable residues in INVESTIGATION OF A CHEMICAL CONTROL the fish flesh following the treatment so the fish can be STRATEGY FOR INVASIVE CRAYFISH AT A stocked after the treatment. Once a suitable chemical con- MISSOURI FISH HATCHERY trol is identified, additional tests will be used to examine the effects under several environmental conditions and a second In September 2009, Blind Pony Fish Hatchery (BPFH), crayfish species (probably Orconectes) will be tested. located in central Missouri (USA), discovered that it had been Chemical eradication of WRC directly in the earthen invaded by the White River Crawfish (Procambarus acutus). BPFH ponds has been considered but it would be very diffi- It is suspected that the crayfish was transported to the hatchery in a load of fish from a source within the native range of (Continued on page 8) the White River Crawfish (WRC).

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(Continued from page 7) fish are cooked then frozen. In St. Petersburg, crayfish are offered in four ways. cult because the WRC are burrowing into the pond berms. Pontastacus leptodactylus are delivered to St. Petersburg from Applying chemicals effectively is difficult in the deep, complex Armenia with prices ranging from 360 rub/kg to 650 rub/kg. burrows. Nevertheless, after the laboratory studies are con- These figures represent the wholesale prices with crayfish cluded in 2015, McKee, Fairchild and Allert hope to conduct a being more expensive in the larger malls. In the shops of St. follow-up study to identify a chemical that might be applied Petersburg, one can see cooked Procambarus clarkii from to ponds to suppress crayfish populations. It is hoped the Spain. In the Pskov region, P. leptodactylus are supplied from study will lead to a multi-faceted control program that will Kazakhstan. Generally, suppliers do not say which species of insure the WRC are not introduced to new locations by hatch- crayfish they supply, with A. astacus being the most valuable, ery trucks. It is also hoped that the tools developed can assist though there is no legal market for them in Russian. Farmers private aquaculturists in minimizing the risk of additional alien H in the Leningrad region have not yet received a response from crayfish invasions. the FA regarding the possibility of catching and selling crayfish Phil Pitts, Mike McKee and Bob DiStefano from leased lakes. Missouri Department of Conservation A. astacus are still included in the Red Book for the Lenin- Central Region grad region. However, the young crayfish are not offered for 1907 Hillcrest Drive sale for introduction into reservoirs. In this regard, Estonia Columbia, MO 65201 and Latvia are advanced in crayfish breeding. However, as we reported in “Crayfish breeding News” in Russian in the Rostov region, a SD-South venture exists dealing with the processing CRAYFISH CONSERVATION TOOLKIT and cultivation of crayfish. In 2005, the Zimovnikovskom area IS LAUNCHED became the first, and to date only, industrial processing plant for crayfish. Last year here in the Zimovnikovskom area, a A toolkit for developing catchment-scale conservation pond was built for the experimental breeding of crayfish (a strategies for White-clawed crayfish has recently been most unpretentious “pet”). launched by Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust Their simplicity lies primarily in the food - the whole food and the Environment Agency. This toolkit is a result of collab- supply is in place, and does not include any expensive ingredi- oration between Stephanie Peay, the Environment Agency, ents, with this “pasture for crayfish,” organised by nature. Buglife, Natural England and the Countryside Council for However, they are sensitive to climate. About 3 million cray- Wales. The toolkit begins with a look at how to coordinate fish were imported to solve the problem of future shortages, data management and priorities for survey and monitoring. with employees of the company awaiting the crayfish breed- This is followed with a series of flowcharts to guide the user ing results. Preliminary results will be reported in the autumn, through the key issues to consider during the risk assessment though the debugging process, according to the director of SD and development of the conservation strategy. The toolkit is -South, Valery Shtempury, will take more than a year: "Today for use mainly at catchment scale, but includes some issues the performance of our company is 500 kg per shift. In the that are relevant to regions or River Basin Districts; these future, with new and improving technology, we can bring this could include the issue of wild harvest of crayfish, the coordi- figure up to 1000 kg per shift”. H nation of the work of different agencies and possibly some aspects of public awareness-raising.

The toolkit can be downloaded from the national crayfish website at www.crayfish.org.uk or directly from THE CRAYFISH BREEDING IN THE www.buglife.org.uk/crayfish/toolkit. H VILLAGE OF GLUSH

In 2006 a small nursery area was set up to hold breeding Astacus astacus. For two months, summerlings were grown THE MARKET FOR CRAYFISH IN RUSSIA and released into Lake Berezno. Now there is a small population, and the crayfish survive the winter, which is important. Until recently, the Russian market was not known for its In the winter of 2010, a few crayfish cages were specifically crayfish. Now the situation has improved, but slowly. There left in a lake until the spring. All the crayfish were found alive are 55 proposals from 14 companies located in Moscow, St. in May, even though they were not fed during the winter. In Petersburg, Far East Federal District, and Novosibirsk, Rostov 2011, 40 crayfish were released into the small forest Lake Oblast, Volgograd, Astrakhan, Voronezh Oblast, Omsk Oblast, Orlenok (Figure 1). Crayfish, from a release in 2006, grew up Perm Krai, and others. It is proposed that the Altaic crayfish and we tried them for eating (Figure 2). H (crayfish of the Altai, the kind most likely P. leptodactylus) are Valery Fedotov used which can weigh 80–110g each. In Novosibirsk, the cray- (Continued on page 9)

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AUSTRALIAN ASTACOLOGISTS VISIT JAPAN AHEAD OF IAA 20 Three International Association of Astacology members: Kathryn “Kat” Dawkins (Griffith School of Environment and Australian Rivers Institute), Jason Coughran and James Furse (both Griffith University Environmental Futures Centre) and non-IAA colleague Jesse C. Leland (“by-catch” from the Marine Ecology Research Centre, School of Environmental Science & Management, Southern Cross University, Australia) escaped and headed north from the humid tropical east coast of Aus- tralia to visit IAA member Dr. Tadashi Kawai in the somewhat cooler frozen north of Sapporo (Japan). The Australian team visited Tadashi’s home town in order to participate in a Sym- posium on the conservation of freshwater crayfish in Sapporo Figure 1. Lake Orlenok. (where the Australian team presented a series of special guest lectures). The symposium was followed by a field-trip to ob- serve native Japanese crayfish in their natural and ice-covered habitat (and a few American invader crayfish along the way). A number of collaborative research projects were discussed between Japanese and Australian astacologists during the trip. The Australian team are grateful for the very kind invitation from Dr. Kawai, the opportunity to visit Japan again (and enjoy the fabulous Japanese scenery and warm hospitality of our Japanese colleagues), visit Tadashi’s home town and further enhance our collaborations with our Japanese Astacologist friends. We look forward to seeing Tadashi and our Japanese friends again soon. H Best regards,

Kat Dawkins, Jason Coughran, James Furse Figure 2. Author’s daughter with crayfish. and soon-to-be IAA member Jesse Leland

1) Team Australia and Host at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, Hokkaido, Japan. Left to Right - Jesse Leland, Jason Coughran, Tadashi Kawai, James Furse and Kat Dawkins. 2) Kat Dawkins and her 1st Pacifastacus leniusculus (frozen solid), on Lake Shikaribetsu, central Hokkaido, Japan (temperature -19°C). 3) Extreme crayfish collection methods, Lake Shikaribetsu, central Hokkaido, Japan. Under-ice diving by our Japanese friends to collect traps. This overnight trap-set yielded about 70 Pacifastacus leniusculus, who did not survive a post-measure encounter with a large pot of salty boiling water.

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Half red and half blue crawfish mounted on a piece of driftwood by Melanie Eschette. ISCG Lobster

Crayfish News  Volume 33 Issue 3 - 4: Page 10 known to have the bi-color symmetry on rare occasions in- News Items From Around the World clude lobsters. Just before summer Split passed away. Pierce’s husband wanted to someway have the crawfish pre- RARE BLUE AND RED CRAWFISH FOUND served and asked Morgan City resident Melanie Eschette, IN LOCAL WATERS who as a hobby and sideline mounts crawfish on driftwood, if she would do it for them. Julie Pierce and her husband Gene have seen a lot of crawfish in their lives, and why not? Gene is a commercial Eschette and her husband also commercially crawfish crawfisherman and Julie is his helper. Each year, when the and have never seen a half-blue and half-red crawfish either. weather gets right in late winter and early spring, the couple Eschette said, “I’ve never in my life seen something like from Stephensville head into the Atchafalaya Basin to make a this and don’t think I ever will again. When the water is low living. and you go down the bayous for frogs and use a seal-beam, This past spring while running their traps, one particular you can actually see crawfish on the bottom of the water crawfish immediately caught the attention of the husband crawling around. It looks like red glitter balls and their eyes and wife team. The crawfish was symmetrically half red and are red. half blue — right smack down the middle. “When you first catch them coming out of the water and “I’ve seen all blue crawfish and all white crawfish,” said J. the sun hits them they really glisten — it’s beautiful. They Pierce in recollecting her experiences over the years on the look like they have glitter all over them. I think crawfish are water with her husband, “but, I’ve never seen one in my life some of the most amazing creatures there is.” split down the middle like that. I even had blue crawfish that Eschette, who admits to being a novice taxidermist only had babies and some came out red and some came out blue. having been involved in the hobby for approximately 6 But, never one that was half-and-half. That was a first for us.” months, uses a clear water lacquer to coat the crustaceans According to LSU Aquiculture Professor Greg Lutz, blue she mounts. Once the lacquer is applied, the bright colora- crawfish occur somewhere on the average of one in 50,000, tion of a live specimen is restored fully. where all white is considerably much rarer, occurring one in Eschette said, “I started doing taxidermy on crawfish and 5 million and a symmetrical bi-color crawfish perhaps even I enjoy it. But, it’s tedious work and takes about three hours more rare. to do. And, I’ll use a piece of driftwood to mount it to in order to make them look natural.” “Those numbers depend on how frequent the genes occur in any given population, since crawfish carrying those With crawfish season just around the corner it would genes can appear normal,” said Lutz, who has seen com- take quite a few sacks just to find a rare all blue crawfish, let pletely symmetrical bi-color crawfish on two occasions. “The alone one that’s all white or half blue and half red. This craw- bi-color phenomenon is completely different and it’s proba- fish season before you dump a sack in the pot, you just might bly fair to say that these crawfish might occur as rarely as want to spend a little more time looking them over while once in several hundred million animals. That’s just pure purging and cleaning. You never know what you might find. speculation, but you have to put that in perspective. For those interested in having a crawfish mounted, you “If we harvest 111 million pounds of crawfish in Louisi- can contact Eschette at 985-498-9892. H ana, just from farm acreage, plus maybe 3 to 20 more million pounds from the basin depending on weather and water conditions in any given year — and if we average 30 crawfish per John Flores pound — that’s 3.6 billion animals every year. Those are the St. Mary Now.Com ones that get caught. Franklin Banner Tribune “So, if someone were really looking for these things, we Morgan City Daily Review might expect to see as many as 10 or more ‘bi-color’ crawfish St. Mary Parish, La. every year.”

J. Pierce says she named her rare crawfish “Split” for its Read more: StMaryNow.com | Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily two-sided coloration and kept it in an aquarium near her Review | St. Mary Parish, La. - http://www.daily-review.com/view/ computer, where over time she became attached to it. J. full_story/16999024/article-OUTDOORS--Rare-blue-and-red-crawfish-found- Pierce said, “It was like a pet. I know they’re not smart, but in-local-waters?instance=secondary_sports_left_column every time I would set down to my computer, it would come to the corner, because I usually fed it then. He must have known that. But, he wasn’t like the average crawfish that you’d throw in a tank and forget about.” Other 10-legged (decapods) crustaceans that have been

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Meeting Announcements

European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) Symposium, Finland 2012 EIFAAC is an UN/FAO organization, which has biannual sessions. In connection with the sessions, the hosting country usually organizes a symposium that serves the objectives of the Commission, and at the same time reflects current inter- esting aspects in freshwater fisheries. The next symposium will be organized in Finland in 11–13 June 2012, and one of the topics is freshwater crayfish. The symposium is open for the whole world, and the organizers wish that everybody involved with the research or administrative or other activity on crayfish, notes the date. H

CRUSTACEAN SOCIETY SUMMER MEETING AND THE 10TH COLLOQUIUM CRUSTACEA DECAPODA MEDITERRANEA, ATHENS 3–7 June, 2012 http://www.cssm2012.gr/ I will chair (with the indispensable help of Bella Galil) the following session focused on invasive crustaceans, Session E: Exotic crustaceans: Assessing establishment and impact in new environments; Life cycles. I invite those of you who are interested in invasion biology to take part to this session. It will be a unique opportunity to discuss the problem of invasive crustaceans and its possible (if any) solutions. Deadline for abstract submission is February 29th 2012. Abstracts should be submitted at www.cssm2012.gr. Please email your abstract to [email protected] indicating the session. A very good news: papers from the TCS summer meeting and the 10th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea program will be offered for a special post-conference issue edition of the journals Central European Journal of Biology (CEJB), by Springer and the Mediterranean Marine Science Journal, by HCMR. Papers to be considered for selection must be delivered in finalized form at the conference, with a full text submitted by 30th May 2012. Obviously, these papers will be subject to peer review. Finally, to reassure you about the situation in Greece, the turmoil in the Greek/European economy cannot have any effect on the conference and by June, I hope, the economic situation will be settled. Regarding security issues, Athens is one of the safest cities in Europe --not only the most beautiful (after Florence, obviously). I will appreciate if you could let me know as soon as possible whether you will attend the "exotic" session and the title of your contribution. Bella and I are starting to prepare the program of that session. H With my very best regards, Francesca Gherardi [email protected]

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Books & Multimedia

MANAGEMENT OF FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY – CRAYFISH AS BIOINDICATORS Cambridge University Press, 2011 Julian D. Reynolds (TCD) and Catherine Souty-Grosset (Poitiers), with inputs from Keith Crandall (Utah), Francesca Gherardi (Firenze) and Alastair Richardson (Tasmania). This new book integrates research into freshwater biodiversity, bioindicators and the roles of keystone species to illustrate the far-reaching impacts of human-exacerbated threats on freshwater communities. It uses examples from freshwater crayfish and other large, long-lived decapod crustaceans to explore how communities function, and are con- trolled, alongside the implications of human demands and conflicts over limited resources, notably the severe impacts on biodiversity in fresh waters. The discussion is structured around three main topics – the evolution and present situation of crayfish in world freshwater ecosystems and their ecology, the application of science to optimal management of communities, and the importance of knowledge transfer for successful crayfish conservation. It describes the balance between exploitation of crayfish and their conservation, addressing the problems caused by invasive alien forms and explaining the importance of cor- (Continued on page 14) rect identification when dealing with conservation issues. Crayfish News  Volume 33 Issue 3 - 4: Page 13

(Continued from page 13) PLAN D'ACTION ÉCREVISSES SUISSE

Offering a global perspective on freshwater systems, the Indigenous crayfish in Switzerland, a publication from the book ultimately highlights how the conservation of such key- Swiss "Office fédéral de l'environnement" (OFEV). Plan stone invertebrate species will help protect ecosystem quality d'action écrevisses Suisse. Programme de conservation de in the future. l'écrevisse à pattes rouges, de l'écrevisse à pattes blanvhes et The authors would particularly like to thank members of de l'écrevisse des torrents". CRAYNET, and all their astacologist colleagues who generous- The plan of action describes the conditions-framework ly provided information and illustrations. Too many to list for the conservation of the three indigenous crayfish of Swit- individually here, they are acknowledged in the book. zerland. In addition to the measures seen to be favourable for They include Alexandre de Almeida,Mauricio Almacão, these species, it proposes a strategy for controlling the ex- Mauricio Almerao, Fernando Alonso, Paulo Alves, Peter Bliss, pansion of non-indigenous species living in the wild. John J.S. Bunn, Julia Bywater, Roger Cammaerts, José Carral, Includes 61 pages in separate French and German edi- tions, available free of charge. Download a PDF in French at: Andréanne Demers, Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo, Robert DiSte- H fano, Lennart Edsman, James Fetzner, Garth Foster, John Fos- http://www.bafu.admin.ch/uv-1104-f. ter, Leopold Füreder, James Furse, A.P. Gaudé, Antonio Garza de Yta, Fréderic Grandjean, Patrick Haffner, Premek Hamr, David Holdich, Jay Huner, Julia Jones, Japo Jussila, Tadashi Kawai, Bram Koese, Pavel Kozák, Eric Larson, John Lucey, Chris Lukhaup, Milton Matthews, Wray McClain, Ciaran O’Keeffe, Stephanie Peay, Tomas Policar, Manfred Pöckl, Rus- sell Poole, Miklos Puky, Nadia Richman, Robert Romaire, Er- ich Rudolph, Holger Schulz, Ralf Schulz, Thomas Stucki, Trond Taugbol, Chris Taylor, Nisikawa Usio, Kenneth Whelan, Elinor Wiltshire and Jenny Zimmermann. H

AQUACULTURE Dr. Zainal Muchlisin (Ed.) ISBN: 978-953-307-974-5 Hard cover, 390 pages

This book provides an un- derstanding on a large va- riety of aquaculture related topics. The book is organized in four sections. The first section discusses fish nutrition, the second section is considers the application of genetics in aquaculture; section three takes a look at current techniques for controlling lipid oxidation and melanosis in Aquaculture products. The last section is focused on cul- FRESH WATER: THE ESSENCE OF LIFE ture techniques and management, which is the larger part of by Russell A. Mittermeier, Tracy A. Farrell, Ian J. Harrison, the book. The book chapters are written by leading experts in Amy J. Upgren, and Thomas M. Brooks (Eds.). (2010) their respective areas. Therefore, I am quite confident that this book will be equally useful for students and professionals CEMEX Conservation Book Series and iLCP, Arlington, VA. in aquaculture and biotechnology. 300 pp., illus. ISBN: 9780984168620. $58.00. Available in Eng- http://www.intechopen.com/books/aquaculture/omics- lish and Spanish versions. methodologies-new-tools-in-aquaculture-studies H The authors, along with dozens of the world's most ac- complished photographers, tell us why Earth's freshwater (Continued on page 15)

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IAA Related News NEW WAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR NEWS TO CRAYFISH NEWS !

You can now submit content (articles, notices of upcoming meetings and publications, etc.) via Regional Correspondents as well as directly to the editor (James W. Fetzner Jr. E-Mail: [email protected]) and via the website (see http:// iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/IAA/cnsubmit.htm for details).

The Americas and Canada: Antonio Garza de Yta, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures 203 Swingle Hall. Auburn University, AL 36849-5419, USA E-mail: [email protected]

Europe: Leopold Füreder, Institute of Ecology University of Innsbruck Technikerstr. 25 A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria (Continued from page 14) E-Mail: [email protected] supplies and systems are in peril. These ecosystems have proved resilient throughout millennia, but in the last few gen- Australasia, the Antipodes and rest of the World: erations humanity has radically destroyed them to the point James M. Furse, of alarm. Environmental Future Centre and Griffith School of Environment Chapters include: Gold Coast Campus 1) A Wealth of Life: Species Diversity in Freshwater Griffith University, Queensland 4222, Australia Ecosystems E-Mail: [email protected] 2) Aquatic Ecosystems: Diversity and Dynamism 3) Freshwater Ecosystems Under Threat: The Ultimate CRAYFISH ART Hotspot Here is a cool piece of "crayfish art" I spotted at a native art 4) Protected Areas for Freshwater Ecosystems: Essen- gallery in Curve Lake Ontario, near my summer home. It is a tial but Underrepresented 5) Freshwater Ecosystem Services: Essential for Human large Cambarus robustus male preserved/dried and paint- Well-Being ed/varnished and then 6) Fresh Water for the Future: Policy to Secure an Es- mounted under a glass sential Service for All dome. I was tempted to buy it but could not Price: $58.00 (includes UPS Ground shipping within the justify the $250 price continental United States). To Order: Fresh Water: The Es- tag (considering my sence of Life can be purchased directly from Conservation office has 2 similar International. Simply print and fill out the order form, and specimens on its follow the instructions to mail it or fax it to CI. Jill Lucena wall!). H Conservation International 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Ar- lington, VA 22202 USA. http://www.conservation.org/ Cheers, publications/Pages/fresh-water.book.aspx H Premek Hamr

Crayfish News  Volume 33 Issue 3 - 4: Page 15 FRESHWATER CRAYFISH v18(1) Physiology NOW AVAILABLE Green CC, Gautreaux KM, Pérez Pérez RA, Lutz CG (2011). CONTENTS Comparative physiological responses to increasing ambient Aquaculture salinity levels in Procambarus clarkii (Girard) and Orconect- es lancifer (Hagen). Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):87–92. H Duffy RE, Godwin I, Purvis I and Nolan J (2011). Cannibalism in juvenile Cherax destructor Clark: The role of diet and density in cannibalism of laboratory reared animals. Fresh- water Crayfish 18(1):1–5. Ramalho RO and McClain WR (2011). Capture rate and crayfish movements among experimental crayfish production ponds. Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):7–11. Behavior Espinoza SY and Faulkes Z (2011). Escaping while defenseless or blind: Effects of sensory input on tailflipping in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852). Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):13–17. Conservation Bohman P and Edsman L (2011). Status, management and conservation of crayfish in Sweden: Results and the way forward. Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):19–26. Couch ZL and Schuster GA (2011). Distribution of the Ken- tucky endemic crayfish species: Orconectes jeffersoni, with observations on its habitat associations. Freshwater Cray- fish 18(1):27–36. DiStefano RJ and Westhoff JT (2011). Range expansion by an invasive crayfish and subsequent range contraction of im- periled endemic crayfish in Missouri (USA) Ozark streams. Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):37–44. (Continued from page 19) Imhoff EM, Mortimer RJG, Christmas M and Dunn AM (2011). Invasion progress of the signal crayfish (Pacifastacus lenius- Yen S-J, Hsu W-L, Chen Y-C, Su H-C, Chang Y-C, Chen H, Yeh culus (Dana)) and displacement of the native white-clawed S-R and Yew T-R (2011). The enhancement of neural crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes (Lerebou-llet)) in the growth by amino-functionalization on carbon nanotubes River Wharfe, UK. Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):45–53. as a neural electrode. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 26(10):4124–4132. Ecology Zanotto FP and Baptista BB (2011). ATP pulse and calcium Haddaway NR, Mortimer RJG, Christmas M, Dunn AM (2011). homeostasis in cells from hepatopancreas of Dilocarci- A review of marking techniques for Crustacea and experi- nus pagei, a freshwater crab. Comparative Biochemistry mental appraisal of electric cauterisation and visible im- and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiol- plant elastomer tagging for Austropotamobius pallipes and ogy 158(4):432–437. Pacifastacus leniusculus. Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):55–67. Zeng Y and Wang W-c (2011). Molecular cloning and tissue- Parkyn SM, DiStefano RJ and Imhoff EM (2011). Comparison specific expression of a five-kazal domain serine protein- of constructed microhabitat and baited traps in Table Rock ase inhibitor from crayfish Procambarus clarkii hemo- Reservoir, Missouri, USA. Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):69–74. cytes. Aquaculture 321(1–2):8–12. Zhang Y, Benton JL and Sandeman DC (2011). Adult neuro- Life History genesis in the decapod crustacean brain: A hematopoi- Camp MA, Skelton CE and Zehnder CB (2011). Population etic connection? European Journal of Neuroscience 34 dynamics and life history characteristics of the ambiguous (6):870–883. crayfish (Cambarus striatus). Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):75– zu Ermgassen P and Aldridge D (2011). Predation by the 81. invasive American signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus Dana, on the invasive zebra mussel, Dreissena poly- Hamr P and Sit B (2011). Long-term monitoring of crayfish morpha Pallas: the potential for control and facilitation. populations in the Credit River at Upper Canada College Hydrobiologia 658(1):303–315. H Outdoor School. Freshwater Crayfish 18(1):83–86.

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(Continued from page 20) Gaiser EE and Trexler JC (2011). Indirect and direct controls of macroinvertebrates and small fish by abiotic factors Dong C, Wei Z and Yang G (2011). Involvement of peroxinec- and trophic interactions in the Florida Everglades. Fresh- tin in the defence of red swamp crayfish Procambarus water Biology 56(11):2334–2346. clarkii against pathogenic Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish Gale KSP and Proctor HC (2011). Diets of two congeneric and Shellfish Immunology 30(6):1223–1229. species of crayfish worm (Annelida: Clitellata: Branchi- Dorn NJ, Cook MI, Herring G, Boyle RA, Nelson J and Gawlik obdellidae) from western Canada. Canadian Journal of DE (2011). Aquatic prey switching and urban foraging by Zoology 89(4):289–296. the White Ibis Eudocimus albus are determined by wet- Gali, Nika, Roessink I and Hock K (2011). Competitive interac- land hydrological conditions. Ibis 153(2):323–335. tions between co-occurring invaders: Identifying asymme- Duffy RE, Godwin I, Nolan J and Purvis I (2011). The contri- tries between two invasive crayfish species. Biological bution of naturally occurring food items to the diet of Invasions 13(8):1791–1803. Cherax destructor when fed formulated diets of differing Gherardi F (2011). Towards a sustainable human use of fresh- protein levels. Aquaculture 313(1–4):107–114. water crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidea). Dziopa L, Imeh-Nathaniel A, Baier D, Kiel M, Sameera S, Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 401, Brager A, Beatriz V and Nathaniel TI (2011). Morphine- 2. conditioned cue alters c-Fos protein expression in the González R, Domingo Celada J, Manuel Carral J, García V, brain of crayfish. Brain Research Bulletin 85(6):385–395. Sáez, Royuela M and González Á (2011b). Intensive rear- Ejigui J and Desrosiers T (2011). Contribution to the improve- ing of juvenile crayfish. 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(Continued from page 17) Marchi M, Jørgensen SE, Bécares E, Corsi I, Marchettini N and Bastianoni S (2011a). Dynamic model of Lake Chozas Jussila J, Makkonen J, Vainikka A, Kortet R and Kokko H (León, NW Spain)—Decrease in eco-exergy from clear to (2011b). Latent crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) turbid phase due to introduction of exotic crayfish. Eco- infection in a robust wild noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) logical Modelling 222(16):3002–3010. population. Aquaculture 321(1–2):17–20. Marchi M, Jørgensen SE, Bécares E, Corsi I, Marchettini N Kadoya T, Akasaka M, Aoki T and Takamura N (2011). A pro- and Bastianoni S (2011b). Resistance and re-organization posal of framework to obtain an integrated biodiversity of an ecosystem in response to biological invasion: Some indicator for agricultural ponds incorporating the simulta- hypotheses. Ecological Modelling 222(16):2992–3001. neous effects of multiple pressures. Ecological Indicators Mason K and Evans DO (2011). 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(Continued from page 18) (2011). Effect of intermittent feeding on growth in early juveniles of the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. Aquacul- Pérez-Santigosa N, Florencio M, Hidalgo-Vila J and Díaz- ture 319(1–2):98–104. Paniagua C (2011). Does the exotic invader turtle, Trache- Suslak TJ, Armstrong JD and Jarman AP (2011). A general mys scripta elegans, compete for food with coexisting mathematical model of transduction events in mechano- native turtles? Amphibia-Reptilia 32(2):167–175. sensory stretch receptors. Network: Computation in Neu- Pino-Figueroa A, Vu H, Kelley CJ and Maher TJ (2011). Mech- ral Systems 22(1):133–142. anism of action of Lepidium meyenii (Maca): An explana- Tirelli T, Favaro L, Gamba M and Pessani D (2011). Perfor- tion for its neuroprotective activity. 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A comparative study of mo- 56(12):2415–2431. lecular diagnostic methods designed to detect the cray- Rodríguez, González H, Villarreal H, Hernández, Llamas A, fish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci. Veterinary García, Ulloa M, Vázquez, Boucard C, Serrano and Pin- Microbiology 153(3–4):343–353. to V (2011). Effect of dietary protein‐to‐energy ratio on Valdés-Fuentes M, Prieto-Sagredo J and Fanjul-Moles ML reproduction in female redclaw crayfish. Aquaculture Re- (2011). Crayfish brain-protocerebrum and retina show search 42(12):1840–1847. serotonergic functional relationship. Brain Research Romero A, Beaumal V, David-Briand E, Cordobés F, Anton 1417(0):36–44. M and Guerrero A (2011a). Interfacial and emulsifying Varatharajalu R, Parandaman V, Ndao M, Andersen JF and behaviour of crayfish protein isolate. LWT - Food Science Neva FA (2011). 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Crayfish News  Volume 33 Issue 3 - 4: Page 19 To view abstracts, etc., click on a reference to be taken to the journal Literature of Interest to Astacologists website (some references may not contain links). Akiva-Tal A, Kababya S, Balazs YS, Glazer L, Berman A, Sagi A (2011). In vitro effects of both dopaminergic and and Schmidt A (2011). In situ molecular NMR picture of enkephalinergic antagonists on the ovarian growth of bioavailable calcium stabilized as amorphous CaCO3 bio- Cherax quadricarinatus (Decapoda, Parastacidae), at mineral in crayfish gastroliths. Proceedings of the Nation- different periods of the reproductive cycle. Comparative al Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Inte- 108(36):14763–14768. grative Physiology 158(1):126–131. Al Kaddissi S, Legeay A, Gonzalez P, Floriani M, Camilleri V, Calvo NS, Stumpf L, Pietrokovsky S and Greco LSL (2011). Gilbin R and Simon O (2011). Effects of uranium uptake Early and late effects of feed restriction on survival, on transcriptional responses, histological structures and growth and hepatopancreas structure in juveniles of the survival rate of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Ecotoxi- red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. Aquaculture cology and Environmental Safety 74(7):1800–1807. 319(3-4):355–362. Alcaro A, Panksepp J and Huber R (2011). d-amphetamine Carrasco L, Benejam L, Benito J, Bayona JM and Díez S stimulates unconditioned exploration/approach behav- (2011). Methylmercury levels and bioaccumulation in the iors in crayfish: Towards a conserved evolutionary func- aquatic food web of a highly mercury-contaminated res- tion of ancestral drug reward. Pharmacology Biochemistry ervoir. Environment International 37(7):1213–1218. and Behavior 99(1):75–80. Chibisova N (2011). Dynamics of glucocorticoids in the onto- Almeida E, Nunes A, Andrade P, Alves S, Guerreiro C and genesis of freshwater crawfish Astacus leptodactylus Rebelo R (2011). Antipredator responses of two anurans Esch. Russian J. of Developmental Biology 42(3):198–200. towards native and exotic predators. Amphibia-Reptilia Chiesa S, Scalici M, Negrini R, Gibertini G and Nonnis Mar- 32(3):341–350. zano F (2011). Fine-scale genetic structure, phylogeny Anastácio PM, Leite EP, Ferreira M, Vicente L and Correia and systematics of threatened crayfish species complex. AM (2011). Ontogenic shifts in predatory roles involving Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61(1):1–11. two invasive species. Limnologica - Ecology and Manage- Clark JM and Kershner MW (2011). Short- and long-term ment of Inland Waters 41(3):228–234. impacts of a major flood event on crayfish (Orconectes Auld J and Relyea R (2011). Adaptive plasticity in predator- obscurus) in a forested stream. Fundamental and Applied induced defenses in a common freshwater snail: Altered Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie 179(3):225–233. selection and mode of predation due to prey phenotype. Cremades O, ÁLvarez, Ossorio C, Fco G, Gil J, Parrado J and Evolutionary Ecology 25(1):189–202. Bautista J (2011). Quality changes of cooked crayfish Avsever ML, Hilmioğlu Polat S, Türk N and Metin DY (Procambarus clarkii) tail without additives during storage (2011). Saprolegnia sp. and Aeromonas hydrophila isola- under protective atmospheres. Journal of Food Pro- tion from freshwater-crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus). cessing and Preservation 35(6):898–906. Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 17(5):873– Czarnoleski M, Müller T, Kierat J, Gryczkowski L and 875. Chybowski Ł (2011). Anchor down or hunker down: an Basto MP, Pedroso NM, Mira A and Santos-Reis M (2011). experimental study on zebra mussels’ response to preda- Use of small and medium-sized water reservoirs by otters tion risk from crayfish. Animal Behaviour 82(3):543–548. in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Animal Biology 61(1):75– Dalesman S, Rundle SD and Lukowiak K (2011). Microgeo- 94. graphical variability in long-term memory formation in Batzer D (2011). Wildfire induced changes in aquatic inverte- the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Animal Behaviour brate communities and mercury bioaccumulation in the 82(2):311–319. Okefenokee Swamp. Hydrobiologia 669(1):237–247. Dana ED, García-de-Lomas J, González R and Ortega F Beatty S, de Graaf M, Molony B, Nguyen V and Pollock K (2011). Effectiveness of dam construction to contain the (2011). Plasticity in population biology of Cherax cainii invasive crayfish Procambarus clarkii in a Mediterranean (Decapoda: Parastacidae) inhabiting lentic and lotic envi- mountain stream. Ecological Engineering 37(11):1607– ronments in south-western Australia: Implications for the 1613. sustainable management of the recreational fishery. Fish- Daws AG, Hock K and Huber R (2011). Spatial structure of eries Research 110(2):312–324. hierarchical groups: Testing for processes of aggregation, Bigler A and Hanegan N (2011). Student content knowledge clustering, and spatial centrality in crayfish (Orconectes increases after participation in a hands-on biotechnology rusticus). Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiolo- intervention. Journal of Science Education and Technolo- gy 44(4):209–222. gy 20(3):246–257. Dawson NJ and Storey KB Regulation of tail muscle arginine Bowling AM, Hammerschmidt CR and Oris JT (2011). Nec- kinase by reversible phosphorylation in an anoxia-tolerant rophagy by a benthic omnivore influences biomagnifica- crayfish. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemi- tion of methylmercury in fish. Aquatic Toxicology 102(3– cal, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 181(7):851– 4):134–141. 859. Cahansky AV, Medesani DA, Chaulet A and Rodríguez EM (Continued on page 17) Crayfish News  Volume 33 Issue 3 - 4: Page 20