Summer Issue, June 2015

Volume 37, Issue 2

ISSN: 1023-8174 (print), 2150-9239 (online) The Official Newsletter of the International Association of Astacology Native Noble Crayfish Thrive and Flourish Inside this issue: at the Arctic Circle Cover Story 1 President’s Corner 2 Short Articles 4 Pet Yabbies: A First 4 Look at the Australia Aquarium Trade in Crayfish Educational Life+ 5 Craymate Campaign and a Video on the Hazards of Careless Crayfish Stockings Initial Observations on 7 an Invasion of Cessy Pond, Pays de Gex, East-central France, by Signal Crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus Meeting 11 Figure 1. Fisherman heading out at dawn to check crayfish traps on the River Råneälven. Announcements of signal crayfish in the southern part of the Literature of Interest 18 ecently, in connection with country. to Astacologists informational meetings about the R The climatic conditions for a reproducing action plan for the preservation of noble and productive crayfish population are quite crayfish in extreme northern Sweden, quite bad at the Arctic Circle. Abrahamsson (1972) remarkable catches were reported. Thomas suggested that this was at the very limit for Hasselborg, from the administrative board in any reproduction to occur, not to mention a Norrbotten County, had compiled a report on good fishery. Similarly, between 1300 and the fishery. In the nine northernmost rivers in 1500 accumulated Celsius Temperature Units Sweden, reproducing populations of noble (CTU; C° × days) is regarded as the minimum crayfish were found. requirement for hatching in nature (Cukerzis The yearly catch of noble crayfish in the 1973; Hessen et al. 1987). In the River River Råneälven (see Figure 2), only one out Råneälven, the average yearly temperature is of nine rivers, was 2.9 tons and an average of 5.7 °C at the outlet, and there are less than 8.7 eating size crayfish /trap/night were 900 accumulated CTU when hatching takes taken up (Figure 3A). This is despite terrible place in July (Figure 3B). Either crayfish find climatic condition for any species of crayfish warmer microclimates or they are unaware up here. With such catches, the fishery is of these studies. amazingly good, even compared to catches (Continued on page 6) Crayfish News  Volume 37 Issue 2: Page 1

President’s Corner Hello IAA Members, should be structured. The guidelines This has been a very big year for that we establish will largely regional crayfish meetings, several of determine whether chapters help them sponsored or supported, in part, create an even more vibrant society, by IAA. I wish I could represent IAA at as hoped and expected, or remove the Susan Adams, Ph.D. all of them, but unfortunately, my “international” from IAA, as feared by IAA President (USA) bosses are not inclined to fund some. I invite your participation in this monthly foreign travel. process. My goal is to have chapter guidelines for the membership to In my previous column, I presented review by the end of the year. the question of whether or not the IAA should form regional chapters, and I If you are willing to serve on an ad urged members to vote on the issue. hoc committee to draft guidelines for Thank you to all who did so, and to establishment and operation of those who sent comments or chapters, please let me know by 28 suggestions as well. As noted in my August. If you have leadership April email to members, 94% of the experience in other professional members who voted supported societies that have regional chapters, allowing formation of regional your expertise would be especially chapters. This represents an exciting, useful. Also helpful would be someone and slightly scary, milestone for IAA. with experience in the financial Lots of important work remains to be relationships between chapters and done before chapters are a reality. We parent societies. I have already must decide on: 1) guidelines for received several good suggestions for chapter establishment, 2) how chapter guidelines. If you have chapters should function, and 3) how suggestions but do not wish to serve their relationship to the parent society on the committee, please send me (Continued on page 3)

The International Association of Astacology (IAA), founded in Hintertal, Austria in Officers: 1972, is dedicated to the study, conservation, and wise utilization of freshwater crayfish. Any individual or institution interested in furthering the study of Susan B. Adams, President — USDA Forest Service, 1000 Front Street, astacology is eligible for membership. Service to members includes a quarterly Oxford, MS, 38655, United States of America. newsletter Crayfish ( News), a membership directory, biennial international E-mail: [email protected] symposia and publication of the journalFreshwater Crayfish. Lennart Edsman, President-Elect — Swedish University of Agricultural Secretariat: Sciences, SLU Aqua, Institute of Freshwater Research, Stangholmsvagen 2, Drottningholm, Sweden, SE-178 93. The International Association of Astacology has a permanent secretariat E-mail: [email protected] managed by James Stoeckel. Address: IAA Secretariat, Room 203, Swingle Hall, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, AL 36849- 5419, USA. Tadashi Kawai, Secretary — Fisheries Research Department, Wakkanai Fisheries Research Institute, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan. Tel: +1(334) 844-9249 / Fax: +1(334) 844-9208 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/IAA/ Leopold Füreder, Immediate Past President — Institute of Ecology, Webmaster: James W. Fetzner Jr. University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Statements and opinions expressed in Crayfish News are IAA Executive Board Members: not necessarily those of the International Association of Astacology. In addition to the IAA Officers and Past President, the Executive Board also includes Jason Coughran (Australia), Antonio Garza de Yta (México), Pavel Kozák This issue edited by James W. Fetzner Jr., IAA Managing Editor. (Czech Republic), Ivana Maguire (Croatia), Steph Parkyn, Chairman of the Board E-Mail: [email protected] (Australia), Alastair Richardson (Tasmania) and Christopher Taylor (USA).

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(Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 17) your ideas. stream substrate of JNK in response to WSSV infection. De- velopmental and Comparative Immunology49(2):282 -289. The plethora of crayfish meetings this year is Zambrano L, Cortes H and Merlo-Galeazzi A (2015). Eat and heartening. I hope that IAA chapters will facilitate be eaten: reciprocal predation between axolotls further regional interactions while also enhancing (Ambystoma mexicanum) and crayfish (Cambarellus monte- communication among regions. Although we may zumae) as they grow in size. Marine and Freshwater Behav- iour and Physiology 48(1):13-23. lament the general public’s lack of knowledge Zeng YW, Chong KY, Grey EK, Lodge DM and Yeo DCJ (2015). about crayfish, the increase in scientific interest in Disregarding human pre-introduction selection can con- crayfish will undoubtedly translate to greater found invasive crayfish risk assessments.Biological Invasions awareness of crayfish issues by the public and 17(8):2373-2385. policy-makers. In the U.S., we have a saying that Zhang Z, Li SK, Xie CP, Zhou LZ, Li CB, Liu WH and Wen XB (2015). Innate immune response and gene expression of “all politics is local”. Similarly, I think that all Scylla paramamosain under Vibrio parahaemolyticus infec- conservation is local. Regardless of national or tion. Aquaculture Research 46(2):462-471. multinational scales of important syntheses or Zuo D, Wu DL, Ma CA, Li HX, Huang YH, Wang DL and Zhao YL trade or conservation agreements, all are useless (2015). Effects of white spot syndrome virus infection and role of immune polysaccharides of juvenile Cherax quadri- if not locally implemented. I hope that regional carinatus. Aquaculture 437:235-242. H IAA chapters will help create links between local implementation and international synthesis and vision. Of course, the usefulness of chapters will depend solely on the activity of members. My sense is that many members are seeking greater involvement with IAA, and they hope that chapters will provide a venue for more participation. Until next time, I wish you all well in your crayfish ventures and other activities. H

Sincerely, Susie Adams IAA President

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Short Articles Ten advertisements related to crayfish from six users were placed. No species names were provided, but eight of Pet Yabbies: A First Look at the Australia the ads were for “yabbies” (presumably C. destructor), one was for blue marron (presumably Cherax cainii), and one was Aquarium Trade in Crayfish for “electric blue” crayfish (possibly the blue morph of the The sale of crayfish in the pet trade is a major source of American species, Procambarus alleni). Seven were selling new introductions of non-native crayfish (Chucholl 2013), as crayfish (six for yabbies, one for “electric blue” crayfish), and people often release unwanted exotic pets into local waters. three were ads to acquire crayfish (two for yabbies, one each At least a dozen species of Cherax, native to Australia and the for blue marron). Nine of the ads were from users near island of New Guinea, are available in the European pet trade Sydney, New South Wales, and the remaining ad was from a (Chucholl 2013; Patoka et al. 2015). Two Australian crayfish user near Brisbane, Queensland (Figure 1). species, C. destructor and C. quadricarinatus, are sold in five The online trade in crayfish in Australia differs from that or more European countries (Soes and Koese 2010; Turkmen in Europe or North America in several ways. First, the scale of and Karadal 2012; Chucholl 2013; Papavlasopoulou et al. the online trade seems more modest in Australia. Second, the 2014; Lipták and Vitázková 2015; Patoka et al. 2015). Given trade in Australia seems mostly focused on local species, the popularity of, and trade in, Australian crayfish in Europe, I rather than imports. Both of these are good things, given that wanted to know if there was similar interest by Australian pet the release of non-indigenous crayfish has often caused many owners. unwanted consequences (Twardochleb et al. 2013). I searched the internet for Australia-based websites that Nevertheless, the interest in exotic crayfish overseas may cater to individual pet owners (i.e., an auction or classified ad generate a larger market for pet yabbies within Australia. H site, not a wholesale business). I found only Australian Pet Zen Faulkes Link, a classified ad site established in 1998. From April 2013 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to March 2014, I regularly searched the Australian Pet Link Edinburg, Texas website (http://www.petlink.com.au/Classifieds/Fish-and- Aquarium/Fish/), for the words “crayfish,”, “yabby,” [email protected] “marron,” and “Cherax.” References eBay (http://www.edbay.com) is often mentioned by Chucholl C (2013). Invaders for sale: trade and determinants crayfish owners in North America as a site to buy pet crayfish of introduction of ornamental freshwater crayfish. in North America (Faulkes 2010; Faulkes 2013), but Biological Invasions 15: 125-141. surprisingly, the Australian edition of eBay (http:// Faulkes Z (2010). The spread of the parthenogenetic marbled www.ebay.com.au/) had no listings for crayfish. At the time crayfish, Marmorkrebs (Procambarus sp.), in the North (2013), there was not even a category for “pet supplies”, as American pet trade. Aquatic Invasions 5: 447-450. there was on the North American eBay site. Faulkes Z (2013). How much is that crayfish in the window? Online monitoring of Marmorkrebs, Procambarus fallax f. virginalis (Hagen, 1870) in the North American pet trade. Freshwater Crayfish 19: 39-44. Lipták B, Vitázková B (2015). Beautiful, but also potentially invasive. Ekológia (Bratislava) 34: 155-162. Papavlasopoulou I, Perdikaris C, Vardakas L, Paschos I (2014). Enemy at the gates: introduction potential of non- indigenous freshwater crayfish in Greece via the aquarium trade. Central European Journal of Biology 9: 11-18. Patoka J, Kalous L, Kopecký O (2015). Imports of ornamental crayfish: the first decade from the Czech Republic’s perspective. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 416: 04. Soes M, Koese B (2010). Invasive freshwater crayfish in the Netherlands: a preliminary risk analysis. Leiden, The Netherlands, Ministery of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality: 69 Turkmen G, Karadal O (2012). The survey of the imported freshwater Decapod species via the ornamental aquarium Figure 1. Map of Australia showing locations of crayfish sellers. (Continued on page 5)

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trade in Turkey. Journal of Animal and Veterinary deep caverns between the boulders along the banks of the Advances 11: 2824-2827. RDM are more likely to carry significant epibiont infestations Twardochleb LA, Olden JD, Larson ER (2013). A global meta- than those inhabiting muddy shores in the Pond. This might analysis of the ecological impacts of nonnative crayfish. imply that at least some signals break their journey towards Freshwater Science 32: 1367-1382. the Pond, with a winter stop-over in a cavern that may extend a few meters away from the stream edge (as

measured with a long fishing rod). Educational Life+ Craymate Campaign and The “last word” is a plea. Is there somebody who reads a Video on the Hazards of Careless Crayfish News who can help with the identification of the Crayfish Stockings epibionts that are so common on our crayfish and micro- crustaceans (especially “Cyclops”)? H A LIFE+ funded information project emphasizing the importance of native crayfish and the dangers of alien invasive crayfish species has produced several information David Baldry packages, mostly in Finnish. The project, coordinated at the Amicale des Pêcheurs de l’Etang de Cessy University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, has been running since 315 rue des Marguerons, 01170 Cessy France the Summer of 2013, and will continue until the Summer of [email protected] 2016. The main method for the information campaign is to use novel approaches, such as humor or cultural event, to raise awareness of the general public. The hard scientific data related to the role of native and invasive alien crayfish species as part of European aquatic ecosystems is also available as part of the campaign. The aim is to lure a wider audience, and help them to realize that native species actually matter and everyone can do their small share to help the environment and protect existing noble crayfish stocks. One of the main challenges is the sad fact that most people do not acknowledge the difference between noble crayfish and signal crayfish, mainly because they are so alike. The LIFE+ CrayMate project has also produced a 4 minute short film, a docudrama of a crayfisherperson, Jorma, who loses the noble crayfish stock in his home lake after a careless crayfish stocking, and of the effects on his life. Crayfish are not only a source for recreational fun for those trapping crayfish, but also crucial for bringing income to both farmers and others. The film is available, for free, to anyone interested in a down-to-earth information package, as the story contains less hard, boring data, and more personal-level nature drama. Those interested should contact the author to make arrangements for the film transfer. H Japo Jussila [email protected] +358 40 5428982

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Figure 3. A) Yearly catch (in tons) and B) monthly temperature recorded in 2012, for the River Råneälven. B

Figure 2. Europe, the Artctic circle and the position of River Råneälven. A

Figure 4. A and B.) Noble crayfish collected from the River Råneälven.

(Continued from page 1) Being superior to many signal crayfish catches in southern Sweden (Figures 4A+B, 5) provides the best A more extensive noble crayfish fishery with fishing argument you can find for keeping signal crayfish and crayfish licences being sold started in 1966 in the river. In 2012 more plague out and for protecting and sticking to the noble than 1000 licences were sold, a licence allowing you to fish crayfish in the northern part of the country. The argument for with 4 traps during one weekend. Approximate catch noble crayfish gets even better considering the many statistics exist for some of the last 32 years (Figure 3A) population collapses experienced in signal crayfish showing that there are no signs of overfishing and indicating a populations in southern Sweden over the last 10 years. In sustainable fishery. (Continued on page 7)

Crayfish News  Volume 37 Issue 2: Page 6 (Continued from page 6) Initial Observations on an Invasion of Cessy Pond, Pays de Gex, East-central France, by Signal Crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus Following the creation of an association of Cessy Pond anglers (APEC) in August 1995, biological surveys of Cessy Pond, its inflow and outflow streams, and its surrounding vegetation were initiated. By mid-1998 four reports on those studies (totaling 84 pages of species lists, maps and of hydro- biological data) had been completed. Nowhere in those documents was any reference made to crayfish. However, it was known that water from the Pond flowed down a shallow stream - the “Ruisseau du Marais” (RDM) - and emptied into the River Oudar trout Figure 5. Picture of Noble Crayfish on bottom of River Råneälven. stream that harbored signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus. Thus, it was deemed prudent to make periodic checks of the RDM to determine if there was any indication addition stocking success of signal crayfish already in middle that signals were moving upstream and attempting to invade Sweden is less than 15% (Sahlin et al. 2010). Participants at the Pond. Such checks were usually made in April and May, the meetings were firmly convinced to keep signal crayfish when conditions were most suitable for collecting crayfish out by all means. and/or their exo-skeletal remains. Those checks indicated Finally it has recently turned out that a wild trial has been that, each year, a few signals left the Oudar and moved short performed with signal crayfish in this area. In 1964, 100 signal distances up the RDM. crayfish were stocked into the River Råneälven catchment. In 2001, when Spiny-cheek crayfish, Orconectes limosus, Nobody knows by whom, and with what kind of permissions, were found in the Pond, it was considered advisable to give but people up here, furthest away from the capital, are not inclined to follow laws and regulations from authorities. You wonder where the signal crayfish came from since they only existed in 4 lakes in southern Sweden at that time. Nothing has been seen of them ever since. Again, this just shows how meaningless it is to stock non-native crayfish illegally in the harsh climate of northern Sweden. H Lennart Edsman Department of Aquatic Resources Institute of Freshwater Research Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Drottningholm, Sweden

References Abrahamsson S (1972). Fecundity and growth of some populations of Astacus astacus (Linne) in Sweden. Reports of the Institute of Freshwater Research 52:23–37. Cukerzis JM (1973). Biologische Grundlagen der Methode der kunstlichen Aufzucht der Brut des Astacus astacus L. Freshwater Crayfish 1:187–202. Hessen D, Taugboel T, Fjeld E and Skurdal J (1987). Egg development and lifecycle timing in the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus). Aquaculture 64:77–82. Figure 1. Maps showing the seasonal distributions of O. limosus and Sahlin U, Smith H, Edsman L and Bengtsson G (2010). Time to P. leniusculus in Cessy pond, in the Ruisseau du Marais, and in the establishment success for introduced signal crayfish in Sweden associated stretch of the River Oudar prior to 2014. Additional – a statistical evaluation when success is partially known. information on the “special studies area” is presented in Figure 2 and Journal of Applied Ecology 47:1044−1052. in some of the photographs. (Continued on page 8) Crayfish News  Volume 37 Issue 2: Page 7 (Continued from page 7) more detailed attention to the signals of the Oudar and the RDM. Summaries of the crayfish situation over the next few years are given in Figure 1. The stretch of the RDM immediately downstream of the Pond was a “special studies area” for investigations on O. limosus. As such, it has facilitated studies of the signals which have recently appeared to be colonizing the Pond. Furthermore, geographical data collected in that part of the “special studies area” which encircles the sluice installation, may help to explain why the signals were able to gain access to the Pond. A schematic plan of that site appears in Figure 2. The downstream limit of the “special studies area” nearly coincides with the site of a masonry dam (Photos 1 and 2) that also serves as the retaining wall of a “fish filter” (a mass of stone fragments dumped into the stream bed) that, theoretically, prevents non-game fish from the Pond reaching the Oudar, which has a trout fishing classification. THE SITUATION OF SIGNALS IN 2014 On 30 April 2014, a large, well-camouflaged signal was seen about 2m downstream of the dam (some 50 m downstream of the sluice) (Photo 3). Later, when the “fish filter” was flooded (Photo 4), a large signal was seen crawling across the whole length of the “filter”. On 2 May, a large male signal was hand-netted below Figure 2. Schematic plan of the upper part of the “special the dam. Two days later a large male and a large female were studies area” of Cessy Pond. Numbers represent: 1. The Cessy to Tutegny un-surfaced road. 2. The stone bridge. 3. The also netted there. outlet area of the pond. 4. The RDM. 5. Bank consolidation On 20 September, five large signals were seen in the gap boulders. 6. Storm drain. 7. Two “fish grills” and their access below the dam wall. Four days later a large specimen was plank-walks. 8. The sluice-gate. 9. Herbaceous borders. seen below the sluice (Photo 5). From that time onwards, it was more difficult to identify signals by peering into the RDM because of increased water turbidity, depth, and discharge rate. Even so, on 6 October, two large and several small signals were seen below the dam. Those observations are reflected in Figure 3. From early October 2014 to late March 2015, conditions in the Pond and the RDM were not considered ideal for sampling crayfish (ice cover and/or flooding). Thus, crayfish studies were largely suspended until April 2015. THE CRAYFISH SITUATION IN 2015 In early April 2015, when upper water column temperatures of the Pond were 12-13 °C., a baited trap below the dam caught several O. limosus, and, on 11 April, a large female signal. Over the next few days (until the trap disappeared), three female and one male signal were caught in the same place. At the end of April, when the sluice area was often flooded, a baited trap was placed between the two fish grills (Figure 2 and Photo 6). On 4 May, the trap produced a female Figure 3. Maps showing the distribution of signal crayfish in signal (TL 7.7 cm, CL 3.7 cm & wt 14.0 g). It was concluded the RDM during 2014, and, in the RDM and Cessy Pond in that, as the “mesh” size of the upstream grill was not 2015. sufficiently small to retain signals, the signal in question could have reached the Pond, had it not been caught in the trap!

(Continued on page 9) Crayfish News  Volume 37 Issue 2: Page 8 Photo 3. View of a large, well-camouflaged signal about to retreat below the dam. (30 April 2014).

Photo 1. View of the downstream part of the RDM “special studies area” at low water, showing, from bottom left to top right: the lower part of the “fish filter”, part of the dam wall, and the pool below the dam where several signals were found in 2014.

Photo 4. Flood water passing over the “fish filter” (left), the dam (right of centre), and the pool below the dam.

Photo 2. View of the upstream part of the “fish filter”, at low water.

(Continued from page 8) Photo 5. View of the low-water pool below the sluice, where a Two baited traps were then positioned in the Pond, large signal was seen. upstream of the stone bridge (Photo 7). One of them quickly disappeared, but was found in the branches of a nearby pine- On 17 May, the second trap contained a male signal tree some days later! (Continued on page 10)

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(Continued from page 9) (TL 11.5 cm, CL 5.7 cm & wt 48.0 g) (Photo 8). That capture provided the first real evidence that it was possible for signals to gain access to the Pond from the RDM. Like some of the signals caught in the RDM, the anterior body parts of this male signal carried heavy infestations of protozoan epibionts (genus Epistylus?). See Photo 8. Specimens of signals that were previously collected from different parts of the Pays de Gex and from Lake Léman (in Switzerland) had never been observed carrying such organisms. The last signals that were hand-netted in the RDM between the sluice and the dam, were caught on 2 June: one female (TL 5.1 cm, CL 2.4 cm & Wt 5.5 g) and three males (TL 5.3 cm, CL 2.5 cm & Wt 5.5 g; TL 8.3, CL 3.8 cm & Wt 18.8 g; TL 11.5 cm, CL 5.7 cm & 56.0 g). In contrast, over the period 2 – 14 June, 34 O. limosus were netted in the same place (19 females and 15 males). Very small juveniles were also seen, Photo 6. Flood-water passing over the whole sluice area on 30 but they were very difficult to catch. March 2015. DISCUSSION In view of the fact that we are in the early stage of an on -going investigation, it would be inappropriate to plunge into detailed discussions of our observations to date. There remain many questions to be answered, and it may be quite some time before convincing interpretations – explanations of our findings can be elaborated. However, that does not mean that we cannot express some of our concerns. Given the bad environmental reputation of signals in different parts of Europe, we would like to know, without waiting too long, whether or not signal crayfish will adapt to the conditions existing in Cessy Pond and become permanent residents. Will they have to be added to the ranks of North American invaders that already have to be reckoned with by APEC (i.e., Bullhead Catfish, Sun Perch (Pumpkinseed), Spiny- Photo 7. View of the south-west corner of the Pond upstream of the cheek crayfish and the Red-eared Slider Turtle)? road bridge, where the first signal was trapped on 17 May 2015. The pathways by which signals have been able to enter Cessy Pond have to be fully understood, in order that measures can be taken to reduce (if not prevent) the numbers of signals that may attempt to gain access to the Pond in the future. Our current thinking is that when the sluice area is flooded and when overspill water forms rivulets which trickle around the sluice-gate, as seen in the centre of Photo 6, those rivulets enable signals to circumvent the sluice-gate, and return to the stream either by the side of the fish grills, or upstream of them, nearer to the bridge. Be that as it may, Williame Coosemans (APEC President) and this writer thinks that there may also be some subterranean pathways. Some simple hydrological experiments should help to clarify this matter. Detailed analysis of water temperatures, depths and the durations of stagnation periods may help us to obtain good estimates of the time taken for signals to leave the Oudar and arrive in Cessy Pond. Studies of O. limosus have shown Photo 8. The anterior body parts of the first signal (a male) trapped that individuals that have inhabited the calm waters of the in the Pond, showing some extensive epibiont infestations. (Continued on page 5)

Crayfish News  Volume 37 Issue 2: Page 10 Meeting Announcements freshwater crayfish. Participants will be able to enjoy the symposium, make international connections with other specialists of crustacean biology, and hopefully see Australian crayfish in their wild habitat. The Australian Museum is an ideal venue, it was We are very pleased to invite you to the forthcoming established in 1827, is the oldest museum in the country, Mid-year Meeting of The Crustacean Society (TCS), jointly with a long history of crustacean research and has the most hosted by the International Association of Astacology (IAA). extensive crustacean collection in the Southern Hemisphere. The Crustacean Society was established more than three The Museum is centrally located in the in the heart of decades ago to bring together enthusiasts in all fields of Sydney City and is close to famous landmarks such as the crustacean research from around the world. Similarly, the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Art Gallery of New South Wales. Of course the IAA is dedicated to the study, conservation and wise venue is very close to the scenic harbour and foreshore utilization of freshwater crayfish. The conference will be held hosting numerous tourist attractions, fine dining and at the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia, from 19–23 recreational activities. Participants will be able to enjoy great July 2015 and will be the first TCS meeting in Sydney and company, pleasant Australian weather in a fantastic host the first IAA regional meeting in eastern Australia, a centre city, details of registration are available in the meeting of freshwater crayfish diversity. website (www.tcsiaa2015sydney.org). We welcome presentations from all fields of crustacean We look forward to seeing you in Sydney! H research worldwide and invite themed sessions and Symposium organizers, symposia. Anybody interested in organizing such sessions Tadashi Kawai and James Furse should contact Alistair Poore. The Australian Museum, established in 1827, is the oldest museum in the country, with a long history of crustacean research and the most extensive crustacean collection in the Southern Hemisphere. The Museum is centrally located in the heart of Sydney City and is close to famous landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Art Gallery of New South Wales and of course the scenic harbour and foreshore hosting numerous tourist attractions, fine dining and recreational activities. H Shane Ahyong Conference Convener, President, TCS Tadashi Kawai Secretary, IAA Conservation & Invasion Across the British Isles Giggleswick School, Settle, N. Yorkshire 17 - 19 August 2015 TCS/IAA 2015, Australian Museum, The first national crayfish conference for 5 years will be Sydney, only 1 month to go! held in August 2015, bringing together a broad range of The International Association of Astacology will have a researchers, practitioners, regulators and conservationists. joint regional meeting with The Crustacean Society (TCS, Whether you are interested in crayfish in particular, or the th rd http://thecrustaceansociety.org/) from the 19 to 23 of issues related to crayfish conservation and invasive non- July 2015, at the Australian Museum, Sydney (URL). Tadashi native species (INNS) invasion in general, this will be a Kawai (Secretary of the IAA) and James M. Furse (Past national conference you won’t want to miss. Based on the president of IAA) are organizing a half, or full-day symposium edge of the Yorkshire Dales within easy reach of a range of on freshwater crayfish, and IAA board member Dr. Alastair A. informative excursions, this will certainly be a highlight of M. Richardson will present the keynote lecture at that symposium. the summer. Bookings are now being taken. Organizers are planning to conduct a one-day field trip http://www.pba-ecology.co.uk/applied-ecology- in the region, which is a hot spot of species diversity for trust/national-crayfish-conference H

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(Continued from page 18) Díez-León M, Miranda R, Ariño AH and Galicia D (2015). Setting priorities for existing conservation needs of cray- Cerön-Ortiz AN, Moctezuma-Resendiz O, Angeles-Monroy fish and mink. Conservation Biology 29(2):599-601. MA, Montufar-Serrano E and Leön-Escamilla JA (2015). Ding ZF, Yao YF, Zhang FX, Wan JJ, Sun ML, Liu HY, Zhou G, Interactive effect of food and water quality on growth Tang JQ, Pan JL, Xue H and Zhao ZM (2015). The first de- and survival of the crayfish Cambarellus montezumae. tection of white spot syndrome virus in naturally infected Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad 86(1):131-142. cultured Chinese mitten crabs, Eriocheir sinensis in China. Chandler JC, Aizen J, Elizur A, Hollander-Cohen L, Journal of Virological Methods 220:49-54. Battaglene SC and Ventura T (2015). Discovery of a nov- Dong WL, Hou CC and Yang WX (2015). Mitochondrial pro- el insulin-like peptide and insulin binding proteins in the hibitin and its ubiquitination during crayfish Procambarus Eastern rock lobster Sagmariasus verreauxi. General and clarkii spermiogenesis. Cell and Tissue Research Comparative Endocrinology 215:76-87. 359(2):679-692. Chang ZW, Chiang PC, Cheng W and Chang CC (2015). Im- Dyer JJ, Worthington TA and Brewer SK (2015). Response pact of ammonia exposure on coagulation in white of crayfish to hyporheic water availability and excess sedi- shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Ecotoxicology and Envi- mentation. Hydrobiologia 747(1):147-157. ronmental Safety 118:98-102. Edwards BA, Jackson DA and Somers KM (2015). Evaluating Chen XF, Lin JW, Pan TM, Cao MJ, Shi CL, Cai QF and Liu GM the effect of lake calcium concentration on the acquisition (2015). Investigation of the hazardous substance causing of carapace calcium by freshwater crayfish. Hydrobiologia crayfish-induced rhabdomyolysis via a mouse model, a 744(1):91-100. hemolysis assay, and a cytotoxicity assay. Fisheries Sci- Eikenberry SE and Marmarelis VZ (2015). Principal dynamic ence 81(3):551-558. mode analysis of the Hodgkin-Huxley equations. Interna- Chibucos K, Wofford SJ and Moore PA (2015). Hierarchical tional Journal of Neural Systems 25(2):23. decision making: resource distribution exhibits stronger Ercoli F, Ruokonen TJ, Erkamo E, Jones RI and Hamalainen effect on crayfish dominance relationships and shelter H (2015a). Comparing the effects of introduced signal occupation than prior social experience and resource crayfish and native noble crayfish on the littoral inverte- ownership. Behaviour 152(7-8):1063-1082. brate assemblages of boreal lakes. Freshwater Science Chiesa S, Scalici M, Lucentini L and Marzano FN (2015). 34(2):555-563. Molecular identification of an alien temnocephalan cray- Ercoli F, Ruokonen TJ, Koistinen S, Jones RI and Ha- fish parasite in Italian freshwaters. Aquatic Invasions malainen H (2015b). The introduced signal crayfish and 10(2):209-216. native noble crayfish have different effects on sublittoral Chung B, Bacque-Cazenave J, Cofer DW, Cattaert D and macroinvertebrate assemblages in boreal lakes. Freshwa- Edwards DH (2015). The effect of sensory feedback on ter Biology 60(8):1688-1698. crayfish posture and locomotion: I. Experimental analysis Ern R, Huong DTT, Phuong NT, Madsen PT, Wang T and of closing the loop. Journal of Neurophysiology Bayley M (2015). Some like it hot: Thermal tolerance and 113(6):1763-1771. oxygen supply capacity in two eurythermal crustaceans. Coetzee HC, Nell W, van Eeden ES and de Crom EP (2015). Scientific Reports 5:11. Artisanal fisheries in the Ndumo Area of the lower Phon- Fasola M and Cardarelli E (2015). Long-term changes in the golo River floodplain, South Africa.Koedoe 57(1):6. food resources of a guild of breeding Ardeinae (Aves) in Creed RP, Lomonaco JD, Thomas MJ, Meeks A and Brown Italy. Italian Journal of Zoology 82(2):238-250. BL (2015). Reproductive dependence of a branchiobdelli- Fedorenko G, Neginskaya M, Fedorenko A and Uzdensky A dan annelid on its crayfish host: confirmation of a mutual- (2015). The paired neuroglial and interglial membranes in ism. Crustaceana 88(4):385-396. the crayfish stretch receptor and their local disorganiza- Dargaei Z, Standage D, Groten CJ, Blohm G and Magoski tion. Journal of Neuroscience Research 93(5):707-713. NS (2015). Ca2+-induced uncoupling of Aplysia bag cell Felix M, Romero A, Cordobes F and Guerrero A (2015a). neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology 113(3):808-821. Development of crayfish bio-based plastic materials pro- Day CC, Westover MD and McMillan BR (2015). Seasonal cessed by small-scale injection moulding. Journal of the diet of the northern river otter Lontra( canadensis): what Science of Food and Agriculture 95(4):679-687. drives prey selection? Canadian Journal of Zoology Felix M, Romero A, Martin-Alfonso JE and Guerrero A 93(3):197-205. (2015b). Development of crayfish protein-PCL biocompo- Díaz-Barriga S, Martínez-Tabche L, Álvarez-González I, site material processed by injection moulding. Compo- López-López E and Madrigal-Bujaidar E (2015). Toxicity sites Part B-Engineering 78:291-297. induced by dieldrin and chlorpyrifos in the freshwater crayfish Cambarellus montezumae (Cambaridae). Revista De Biologia Tropical 63(1):83-96. (Continued on page 13)

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(Continued from page 12) segmental, interconnected ganglia, and its application to simulate multi-legged locomotion in crustaceans. Journal Feng TQ and Yi M (2015). Stochastic multiresonance induced of Computational Neuroscience 38(3):601-616. by additive amplitude modulation signal and noise in a Grant CJ, Weimer AB, Marks NK, Perow ES, Oster JM, Bru- gene transcriptional regulatory model. Journal of Biologi- baker KM, Trexler RV, Solomon CM and Lamendella R cal Systems 23(2):289-304. (2015). Marcellus and mercury: Assessing potential im- Ferrari MCO, Crane AL, Brown GE and Chivers DP (2015). pacts of unconventional natural gas extraction on aquatic Getting ready for invasions: can background level of risk ecosystems in northwestern Pennsylvania. Journal of En- predict the ability of naive prey to survive novel preda- vironmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous tors? Scientific Reports 5:7. Substances and Environmental Engineering 50(5):482- Findlay JDS, Riley WD and Lucas MC (2015). Signal crayfish 500. (Pacifastacus leniusculus) predation upon Atlantic salmon Grant KR and Harrington LA (2015). Fish selection by river- (Salmo salar) eggs. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and ine Eurasian otters in lowland England. Mammal Research Freshwater Ecosystems 25(2):250-258. 60(3):217-231. Fitzgibbon QP, Ruff N and Battaglene SC (2015). Cardi- Grimm C, Lehmann K, Clemmesen C and Brendelberger H orespiratory ontogeny and response to environmental (2015). RNA/DNA ratio is an early responding, accurate hypoxia of larval spiny lobster, Sagmariasus verreauxi. performance parameter in growth experiments of noble Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology- A Molecular crayfish Astacus astacus (L.). Aquaculture Research and Integrative Physiology184:76 -82. 46(8):1937-1945. Franke R and Horstgen-Schwark G (2015). Control of activi- Guerin AJ and Neil DM (2015). Escape trajectories of the ty patterns in crowded groups of male noble crayfish rockpool prawn (Palaemon elegans) in response to visual Astacus astacus (Crustacea, Astacidea) by light regimes: A and mechanosensory stimuli. Marine and Freshwater Be- way to increase the efficiency of crayfish production?Aq- haviour and Physiology 48(3):145-161. uaculture 446:103-110. Guildea C, Hitchen Y, Duffy R, Dias PJ, Ledger JM, Snow M Fretueg GR, Martin TJ, Widga C and Ruez DR (2015). Sum- and Kennington WJ (2015). Introgression threatens the mer Diet characteristics of North American river otters survival of the critically endangered freshwater crayfish (Lontra canadensis) in Central Illinois. American Midland Cherax tenuimanus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in the wild. Naturalist 173(2):294-304. PLoS One 10(3):11. Galeotti DM, Castalanelli MA, Groth DM, McCullough C Gutiérrez-Yurrita PJ, Marin-Garcia L and Montes C (2015). and Lund M (2015). Genotypic and morphological varia- Ecological design of a crayfishing program to control pop- tion between Galaxiella nigrostriata (Galaxiidae) popula- ulation density of the invasive species Procambarus clarkii tions: implications for conservation. Marine and Freshwa- in Doñana National Park freshwater marsh (Spain). Ap- ter Research 66(2):187-194. plied Ecology and Environmental Research 13(2):513-533. Gao C, Zhang A, Chen KQ, Hao ZK, Tong JM and Ouyang PK Guzman-Guillen R, Moreno I, Ortega AIP, Soria-Diaz ME, (2015). Characterization of extracellular chitinase from Vasconcelos V and Camean AM (2015). CYN determina- Chitinibacter sp GC72 and its application in GlcNAc pro- tion in tissues from freshwater fish by LC-MS/MS: Valida- duction from crayfish shell enzymatic degradation. Bio- tion and application in tissues from subchronically ex- chemical Engineering Journal 97:59-64. posed tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Talanta 131:452- Garland MA, Stillman JH and Tomanek L (2015). The prote- 459. omic response of cheliped myofibril tissue in the eury- Halstead NT, Civitello DJ and Rohr JR (2015). Comparative thermal porcelain crab Petrolisthes cinctipes to heat toxicities of organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides shock following acclimation to daily temperature fluctua- to aquatic macroarthropods. Chemosphere 135:265-271. tions.Journal of Experimental Biology 218(3):388-403. Hamilton SH, Pollino CA and Jakeman AJ (2015). Habitat Gellerer A, Franke A, Neupert S, Predel R, Zhou X, Liu SL, suitability modelling of rare species using Bayesian net- Reiher W, Wegener C and Homberg U (2015). Identifica- works: Model evaluation under limited data. Ecological tion and distribution of SIFamide in the nervous system of Modelling 299:64-78. the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria. Journal of Com- Harlioğlu MM, Köprücü K, Harlioğlu AG, Yilmaz O, Yonar parative Neurology 523(1):108-125. SM, Aydin S and Duran TC (2015). Effects of dietary n-3 Gibson PP, Olden JD and O'Neill MW (2015). Beaver dams polyunsaturated fatty acids on the nutritional quality of shift desert fish assemblages toward dominance by non- abdomen meat and hepatopancreas in a freshwater cray- native species (Verde River, Arizona, USA). Ecology of fish (Astacus leptodactylus). Journal of Food Composition Freshwater Fish 24(3):355-372. and Analysis 41:144-150. Grabowska M, Toth TI, Smarandache-Wellmann C and Daun-Gruhn S (2015). A network model comprising 4 (Continued on page 14)

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(Continued from page 13) Koca SB, Uzunmehmetoglu OY and Yazicioglu B (2015). Effects of enriched Artemia on growth and survival of Helms BS, Vaught RC, Suciu SK and Santos SR (2015). Cryp- juvenile freshwater crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus Esch tic diversity within two endemic crayfish species of the 1823). Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 14(1):87-98. Southeastern US revealed by molecular genetics and geo- Kouba A, Niksirat H and Bláha M (2015). Comparative ultra- metric morphometrics. Hydrobiologia 755(1):283-298. structure of spermatozoa of the redclaw Cherax quadri- Hyde D, Pearson T, Qari S and Bowler K (2015). Adaptive carinatus and the yabby Cherax destructor (Decapoda, considerations of temperature dependence of neuromus- Parastacidae). Micron 69:56-61. cular function in two species of summer- and winter- Kozak JP, Bennett MG, Hayden-Lesmeister A, Fritz KA and caught Crab (Carcinus maenas and Cancer pagurus). Jour- Nickolotsky A (2015). Using flow-ecology relationships to nal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic evaluate ecosystem service trade-offs and complementa- and Environmental Physiology 185(6):629-636. rities in the nation's largest river swamp. Environmental James J, Slater FM, Vaughan IP, Young KA and Cable J Management 55(6):1327-1342. (2015). Comparing the ecological impacts of native and Kura K, Broom M and Kandler A (2015). Modelling domi- invasive crayfish: could native species' translocation do nance hierarchies under winner and loser effects. Bulletin more harm than good? Oecologia 178(1):309-316. of Mathematical Biology 77(6):927-952. Jiang HS, Jia WM, Zhao XF and Wang JX (2015). Four Kusabs IA, Hicks BJ, Quinn JM and Hamilton DP (2015a). crustins involved in antibacterial responses in Marsupe- Sustainable management of freshwater crayfish (koura, naeus japonicus. Fish and Shellfish Immunology Paranephrops planifrons) in Te Arawa (Rotorua) lakes, 43(2):387-395. North Island, New Zealand. Fisheries Research 168:35-46. Juncos R, Milano D, Macchi PJ and Vigliano PH (2015). Kusabs IA, Quinn JM and Hamilton DP (2015b). Effects of Niche segregation facilitates coexistence between native benthic substrate, nutrient enrichment and predatory fish and introduced fishes in a deep Patagonian lake.Hydrobi- on freshwater crayfish (koura, Paranephrops planifrons) ologia 747(1):53-67. population characteristics in seven Te Arawa (Rotorua) Kaldre K, Haugjarv K, Liiva M and Gross R (2015). The lakes, North Island, New Zealand. Marine and Freshwater effect of two different feeds on growth, carapace colour, Research 66(7):631-643. maturation and mortality in marbled crayfish Lahman SE and Moore PA (2015). Fine-scale chemical expo- (Procambarus fallax f. virginalis). Aquaculture Internation- sure differs in point and nonpoint source plumes. Ar- al 23(1):185-194. chives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Kamran M and Moore PA (2015). Comparative homing be- 68(4):729-744. haviors in two species of crayfish, Fallicambarus fodiens Latzka AW, Crawford JT, Koblings AS, Caldeira Y, Hilts E and Orconectes rusticus. Ethology 121(8):775-784. and Vander Zanden MJ (2015). Representing calcification Karjalainen J, Ruokonen TJ, Marjomaki TJ, Martikainen A, in distribution models for aquatic invasive species: surro- Pursiainen M, Sarvala J, Tarvainen M and Ventela AM gates perform as well as CaCO3 saturation state. Hydrobi- (2015). Predation by signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniuscu- ologia 746(1):197-208. lus on fish eggs and its consequences for coregonid re- Lavarias S and Garcia CF (2015). Acute toxicity of organo- cruitment. Journal of Fish Biology 86(2):651-667. phosphate fenitrothion on biomarkers in prawn Palae- Kaya M, Baran T and Karaarslan M (2015). A new method monetes argentinus (Crustacea: Palaemonidae). Environ- for fast chitin extraction from shells of crab, crayfish and mental Monitoring and Assessment 187(3):11. shrimp. Natural Product Research 29(15):1477-1480. Lee SY and Kim JH (2015). Mechanisms underlying presynap- Kayhan FE, Colak S, Yon ND, Kaymak G and Akbulut C tic Ca2+ transient and vesicular glutamate release at a CNS (2015). Trace metal levels in abdominal muscle tissue of nerve terminal during in vitro ischaemia. Journal of Physi- freshwater crayfish Astacus ( leptodactylus Eschscholtz, ology-London 593(13):2793-2806. 1823) from Iznik Lake, Bursa, Turkey. Fresenius Environ- Li FJ, Bai HK, Xiong YW, Fu HT, Jiang SF, Jiang FW, Jin SB, mental Bulletin24(2):505 -509. Sun SM, Qiao H and Zhang WY (2015a). Molecular char- Kerby JL and Sih A (2015). Effects of carbaryl on species in- acterization of insulin-like androgenic gland hormone- teractions of the foothill yellow legged frog Rana( boylii) binding protein gene from the oriental river prawn Mac- and the Pacific treefrog Pseudacris( regilla). Hydrobiologia robrachium nipponense and investigation of its transcrip- 746(1):255-269. tional relationship with the insulin-like androgenic gland Kirkby A, Heinson G, Holford S and Thiel S (2015). Mapping hormone gene. General and Comparative Endocrinology fractures using 1D anisotropic modelling of magnetotellu- 216:152-160. ric data: a case study from the Otway Basin, Victoria, Aus- Li FJ, Bai HK, Zhang WY, Fu HT, Jiang FW, Liang GX, Jin SB, tralia. Geophysical Journal International 201(3):1961- Sun SM and Qiao H (2015b). Cloning of genomic sequenc- 1976. (Continued on page 15)

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(Continued from page 14) McCormack RB (2015). Conservation of imperiled crayfish, Euastacus clarkae Morgan, 1997 (Decapoda: Parastaci- es of three crustacean hyperglycemic hormone superfam- dae), a highland crayfish from the Gondwana rainforests ily genes and elucidation of their roles of regulating insu- of Australia's world heritage area. Journal of Crustacean lin-like androgenic gland hormone gene. Gene 561(1):68- Biology 35(2):282-291. 75. Medesani DA, Ferre LE, Canosa IS, Silveyra GR and Rodri- Li JQ, Du PJ, Li Z, Zhou Y, Cheng W, Wu S, Chen FS and Wang guez EM (2015). Induction of vitellogenesis by 17- XH (2015c). Genotypic analyses and virulence characteri- hydroxyprogesterone and methyl farnesoate during post- zation of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from crayfish reproductive period, in the estuarine crab Neohelice gran- (Procambarus clarkii). Current Microbiology 70(5):704- ulata. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 709. 59(2):104-110. Li M, Li CW, Wang JF and Song SQ (2015d). Immune re- Meng XL, Liu P, Jia FL, Li J and Gao BQ (2015). De novo tran- sponse and gene expression in hemocytes of Portunus scriptome analysis of Portunus trituberculatus ovary and trituberculatus inoculated with the parasitic dinoflagellate testis by RNA-seq: identification of genes involved in gon- Hematodinium. Molecular Immunology 65(1):113-122. adal development. PLoS One 10(6):19. Lukhaup C (2015). Cherax (Astaconephrops) pulcher, a new Mestre A, Castillo-Escriva A, Rueda J, Monros JS and Mes- species of freshwater crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Par- quita-Joanes F (2015). Experimental spillover of an exotic astacidae) from the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) Peninsula, ectosymbiont on an European native crayfish: the im- Irian Jaya (West Papua), Indonesia. Zookeys (502):1-10. portance of having a chance. Hydrobiologia 755(1):225- Luo X, Chen T, Zhong M, Jiang X, Zhang LP, Ren CH and Hu 237. CQ (2015a). Differential regulation of hepatopancreatic Mezey E and Brownstein MJ (2015). Do circulating cells vitellogenin (VTG) gene expression by two putative molt- transdifferentiate and replenish stem cell pools in the inhibiting hormones (MIH1/2) in Pacific white shrimp brain and periphery? BioEssays 37(4):398-402. (Litopenaeus vannamei). Peptides 68:58-63. Mohanty J, Sahoo PK, Pillai BR, Mohanty S, Garnayak SK Luo YQ, Degang Y, Ohtsuka M, Ishido Y, Ishii N and Suzuki K and Kumar S (2015). Purification and characterization of a (2015b). Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans subsp beta-glucan binding protein from the haemolymph of shinshuense DNA from a water channel in familial Buruli freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Aquacul- ulcer cases in Japan. Future Microbiology 10(4):461-469. ture Research 46(1):95-104. Lv SJ, Lu BJ, Xu JH, Xu HS, Zhao J, Li S, Li YQ and Chen YY Monde C, Syampungani S and Van den Brink PJ (2015). Ex- (2015). Immune response of peroxinectin of Chinese ploring the potential of host-environment relationships in mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis to exterior stimulation. De- the control of schistosomiasis in Africa. African Journal of velopmental and Comparative Immunology 51(1):56-64. Aquatic Science 40(1):47-55. Maloney KM and Simon TP (2015). Occupancy, activity, and Mosco A, Zlatev V, Guarnaccia C and Giulianini PG (2015). relationships to watershed factors in predicting burrow Functional analysis of a mutated analogue of the crusta- fidelity in the digger crayfish Fallicambarus fodiens cean hyperglycaemic hormone from the crayfish (Cottle, 1863). Journal of Crustacean Biology 35(2):177- Pontastacus leptodactylus. Journal of Experimental Zoolo- 184. gy Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology 323(2):121- Manfrin C, Peruzza L, Bonzi LC, Pallavicini A and Giulianini 127. PG (2015a). Silencing two main isoforms of crustacean Mrugala A, Kozubikova-Balcarova E, Chucholl C, Resino hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) induces compensatory SC, Viljamaa-Dirks S, Vukic J and Petrusek A (2015). expression of two CHH-like transcripts in the red swamp Trade of ornamental crayfish in Europe as a possible in- crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Invertebrate Survival Journal troduction pathway for important crustacean diseases: 12:29-37. crayfish plague and white spot syndrome. Biological Inva- Marco-Herrero E, Gonzalez-Gordillo JI and Cuesta JA sions 17(5):1313-1326. (2015). Larval morphology of the family Parthenopidae, Musseau C, Boulenger C, Crivelli AJ, Lebel I, Pascal M, Bou- with the description of the megalopa stage of letreau S and Santoul F (2015). Native European eels as Derilambrus angulifrons (Latreille, 1825) (Decapoda: a potential biological control for invasive crayfish. Fresh- Brachyura), identified by DNA barcode. Journal of the water Biology 60(4):636-645. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Nagayama T and Araki M (2015). Habituation of LG- 95(3):513-521. mediated tailflip in the crayfish. Invertebrate Neurosci- Marques M, Banha F, Aguas M and Anastacio P (2015). ence 15(2):12. Environmental cues during overland dispersal by three Ng DJJ, Yeo DCJ, Sivasothi N and Ng PKL (2015). Conserva- freshwater invaders: Eriocheir sinensis, Pacifastacus le- tion challenges and action for the critically endangered niusculus, and Procambarus clarkii (Crustacea, Decapoda). Hydrobiologia 742(1):81-93. (Continued on page 16) Crayfish News  Volume 37 Issue 2: Page 15

(Continued from page 15) tivity in the crayfish. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics 10(3):13. Singapore freshwater crab Johora singaporensis. Oryx Puri S and Faulkes Z (2015). Can crayfish take the heat? Pro- 49(2):345-351. cambarus clarkii show nociceptive behaviour to high tem- Niksirat H, James P, Andersson L, Kouba A and Kozak P perature stimuli, but not low temperature or chemical (2015a). Label-free protein quantification in freshly ejacu- stimuli. Biology Open 4(4):441-U441. lated versus post-mating spermatophores of the noble Rahman MM, Choi J and Lee SM (2015). Influences of dietary crayfishAstacus astacus. Journal of Proteomics 123:70-77. distillers dried grain level on growth performance, body Nugroho RA and Fotedar R (2015). Effects of dietary organ- composition and biochemical parameters of juvenile olive ic selenium on immune responses, total selenium accu- flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Aquaculture Research mulation and digestive system health of marron, Cherax 46(1):39-48. cainii (Austin, 2002). Aquaculture Research 46(7):1657- Raymond WW, Albins MA and Pusack TJ (2015). Competi- 1667. tive interactions for shelter between invasive Pacific red Nunez-Acuna G and Gallardo-Escarate C (2015). Two novel lionfish and native Nassau grouper. Environmental Biolo- male-associated peroxinectin genes are downregulated gy of Fishes 98(1):57-65. by exposure to delousing drugs in Caligus rogercresseyi. Rebrina F, Skejo J, Lucic A and Hudina S (2015). Trait varia- Gene 557(1):98-102. bility of the signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in a Padilla-Ramirez S, Diaz F, Re AD, Galindo-Sanchez CE, recently invaded region reflects potential benefits and Sanchez-Lizarraga AL, Nunez-Moreno LA, Moreno- trade-offs during dispersal. Aquatic Invasions 10(1):41-50. Sierra D, Paschke K and Rosas C (2015). The effects of Reid SM and Nocera JJ (2015). Composition of native cray- thermal acclimation on the behavior, thermal tolerance, fish assemblages in southern Ontario rivers affected by and respiratory metabolism in a crab inhabiting a wide rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus Girard, 1852) invasions range of thermal habitats (Cancer antennarius Stimpson, - Implications for endangered queensnake recovery. 1856, the red shore crab). Marine and Freshwater Behav- Aquatic Invasions 10(2):189-198. iour and Physiology 48(2):89-101. Reisinger LS, Petersen I, Hing JS, Davila RL and Lodge DM Patoka J, Blaha M and Kouba A (2015a). Cherax (2015). Infection with a trematode parasite differentially (Astaconephrops) gherardii, a new crayfish (Decapoda: alters competitive interactions and antipredator behav- Parastacidae) from West Papua, Indonesia. Zootaxa iour in native and invasive crayfish. Freshwater Biology 3964(5):526-536. 60(8):1581-1595. Patoka J, Petrtyl M, Kosco J and Rylkova K (2015b). Juve- Rodrigues DC, Simoes L, Mullins J, Lampa S, Mendes RC, nile red swamp crayfish growth affected by isolation from Fernandes C, Rebelo R and Santos-Reis M (2015). Track- their mother. Biologia 70(5):632-635. ing the expansion of the American mink (Neovison vison) Pedraza-Lara C and Doadrio I (2015). A new species of range in NW Portugal. Biological Invasions 17(1):13-22. dwarf crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from central Mex- Rohrback SE, Wheatly MG and Gillen CM (2015). Calcium ico, as supported by morphological and genetic evidence. binding to Procambarus clarkii sarcoplasmic calcium bind- Zootaxa 3963(4):583-594. ing protein splice variants. Comparative Biochemistry and Peng T, Wang DJ, Yu YY, Liu CL and Zhu BJ (2015). Identifica- Physiology B-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 179:57- tion and expression of an ecdysteroid-responsive amylase 63. from red crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Fisheries Science Safari O, Atash MMS and Paolucci M (2015). Effects of die- 81(2):345-352. tary L-carnitine level on growth performance, immune Pérez-Reyes O, Crowl TA and Covich AP (2015). Effects of responses and stress resistance of juvenile narrow clawed food supplies and water temperature on growth rates of crayfish, Astacus leptodactylus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, two species of freshwater tropical shrimps. Freshwater 1823. Aquaculture 439:20-28. Biology 60(8):1514-1524. Sanz-Aguilar A, Jovani R, Melian CJ, Pradel R and Tella JL Peruzza L, Piazza F, Manfrin C, Bonzi LC, Battistella S and (2015). Multi-event capture-recapture analysis reveals Giulianini PG (2015). Reproductive plasticity of a Procam- individual foraging specialization in a generalist species. barus clarkii population living 10 degrees C below its ther- Ecology 96(6):1650-1660. mal optimum.Aquatic Invasions 10(2):199-208. Sathapondecha P, Panyim S and Udomkit A (2015). A novel Philippsen JS, Hauser M and Benedito E (2015). Isotopic function of bursicon in stimulation of vitellogenin expres- niches of sympatric native and exotic fish species in a Ne- sion in black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon. Aquacul- otropical floodplain. Anais Da Academia Brasileira De ture 446:80-87. Ciencias 87(2):825-833. Seemann UB, Lorkowski K, Slater MJ, Buchholz F and Buck Pravin S, Mellon D, Berger EJ and Reidenbach MA (2015). BH (2015). Growth performance of noble crayfish Astacus Effects of sensilla morphology on mechanosensory sensi- (Continued on page 17)

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(Continued from page 16) tides in invertebrates. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 48(2):324-341. astacus in recirculating aquaculture systems. Aquaculture Thoma RF and Fetzner Jr. JW (2015). Cambarus International 23(4):997-1012. (Jugicambarus) magerae, a new species of crayfish Senkman LE, Negro CL, Lopretto EC and Collins PA (2015). (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from Virginia. Proceedings of the Reproductive behaviour of three species of freshwater Biological Society of Washington 128(1):11-21. crabs of the family Trichodactylidae (Crustacea: Decapo- Tinikul Y, Poljaroen J, Tinikul R, Chotwiwatthanakun C, da) including forced copulation by males. Marine and Anuracpreeda P, Hanna PJ and Sobhon P (2015). Altera- Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 48(2):77-88. tions in the levels and distribution of octopamine in the Shi XZ, Shi LJ, Zhao YR, Zhao XF and Wang JX (2015). beta- central nervous system and ovary of the Pacific white Thymosins participate in antiviral immunity of red swamp shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, and its possible role in crayfish Procambarus ( clarkii). Developmental and Com- ovarian development. General and Comparative Endocri- parative Immunology51(2):213 -225. nology 210:12-22. Silva PF and Arruda MD (2015). Social status and individual Tynyakov J, Bentov S, Abehsera S, Khalaila I, Manor R, behavioral differences in juvenile Macrobrachium rosen- Abilevich LK, Weil S, Aflalo ED and Sagi A (2015). A nov- bergii. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology el chitin binding crayfish molar tooth protein with elastici- 48(1):1-11. ty properties. PLoS One 10(5):16. Simon TP and Morris CC (2015). Cambarus Vedia I, Oscoz J, Rueda J, Miranda R, Garcia-Roger EM, Ba- (Lacunicambarus) erythrodactylus, a new species of cray- quero E and Gelder SR (2015). An alien ectosymbiotic fish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) of the Cambarus diogenes branchiobdellidan (Annelida: Clitellata) adopting exotic complex from Alabama and Mississippi, USA. Proceedings crayfish: a biological co-invasion with unpredictable con- of the Biological Society of Washington 127(4):572-584. sequences. Inland Waters 5(1):89-92. Song ZY, Banks RW and Bewick GS (2015). Modelling the Ventura T, Fitzgibbon Q, Battaglene S, Sagi A and Elizur A mechanoreceptor's dynamic behaviour. Journal of Anato- (2015). Identification and characterization of androgenic my 227(2):243-254. gland specific insulin-like peptide-encoding transcripts in Soowannayan C, Nguyen GT, Pham LN, Phanthura M and two spiny lobster species: Sagmariasus verreauxi and Ja- Nakthong N (2015). Australian red claw crayfish (Cherax sus edwardsii. General and Comparative Endocrinology quadricarinatus) is susceptible to yellow head virus (YHV) 214:126-133. infection and can transmit it to the black tiger shrimp Wan JJ, Xia AJ, Shen MF, Ding ZF, Xue H, Huang HB, Geng (Penaeus monodon). Aquaculture 445:63-69. XB, Hao C, Wu PQ and Liu HY (2015). Growth perfor- Starrs D, Ebner BC and Fulton CJ (2015). Ceasefire: minimal mance and apparent digestibility coefficients of selected aggression among Murray River crayfish feeding upon feed ingredients for red swamp crayfish Procambarus patches of allochthonous material. Australian Journal of clarkia. Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh 67:9. Zoology 63(2):115-121. Welsh SA and Loughman ZJ (2015). Physical habitat and Stegner MEJ, Stemme T, Iliffe TM, Richter S and Wirkner water quality correlates of crayfish distributions in a CS (2015). The brain in three crustaceans from cavernous mined watershed. Hydrobiologia 745(1):85-96. darkness. BMC Neuroscience 16:28. Wofford SJ, Earley RL and Moore PA (2015). Evidence for Sudheer NS, Poulose G, Thomas A, Viswanath K, Kulkarni assessment disappears in mixed-sex contests of the cray- A, Narayanan RB, Philip R and Singh ISB (2015). Expres- fish, Orconectes virilis. Behaviour 152(7-8):995-1018. sion profile of bio-defense genes in Penaeus monodon Wu LS, Li ZX, Lu ZC, Sun M, Jamil K, Lin H and Wang GY gills in response to formalin inactivated white spot syn- (2015b). In-vitro simulated gastric fluid digestion and im- drome virus vaccine. Antiviral Research 117:60-68. munogenicity of different crustacean protein extracts. Sutthangkul J, Amparyup P, Charoensapsri W, Senapin S, International Journal of Food Properties 18(1):43-53. Phiwsaiya K and Tassanakajon A (2015). Suppression of Wu X, Xiong H, Wang Y and Du H (2015c). Immunomodula- shrimp melanization during white spot syndrome virus tory effects of hyperthermia on resisting WSSV infection infection. 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Crayfish News  Volume 37 Issue 2: Page 17 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). Abehsera S, Glazer L, Tynyakov J, Plaschkes I, Chalifa-Caspi Belanger RM, Peters TJ, Sabhapathy GS, Khan S, Katta J and V, Khalaila I, Aflalo ED and Sagi A (2015). Binary gene Abraham NK (2015). Atrazine exposure affects the ability expression patterning of the molt cycle: The case of chitin of crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) to localize a food odor metabolism. PLoS One 10(4):20. source. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Tox- Aksu O, Yildirim NC, Yildirim N, Danabas D and Danabas S icology 68(4):636-645. (2015). Biochemical response of crayfish Astacus leptodac- Bellante A, Maccarone V, Buscaino G, Buffa G, Filiciotto F, tylus exposed to textile wastewater treated by indigenous Traina A, Del Core M, Mazzola S and Sprovieri M (2015). white rot fungus Coriolus versicolor. Environmental Science Trace element concentrations in red swamp crayfish and Pollution Research 22(4):2987-2993. (Procambarus clarkii) and surface sediments in Lake Preola Alfaro-Montoya J (2015). The effect of Ibuprofen on female and Gorghi Tondi natural reserve, SW Sicily. Environmental and male reproduction of the open thelyca marine shrimp, Monitoring and Assessment 187(7):18. Litopenaeus. Aquaculture Research 46(1):105-116. Beltz BS, Cockey EL, Li JJ, Platto JF, Ramos KA and Benton JL Ali MY, Pavasovic A, Mather PB and Prentis PJ (2015). Analy- (2015). Adult neural stem cells: Long-term self-renewal, sis, characterisation and expression of gill-expressed car- replenishment by the immune system, or both? BioEssays bonic anhydrase genes in the freshwater crayfish Cherax 37(5):495-501. quadricarinatus. Gene 564(2):176-187. Benli ACK (2015). The influence of etofenprox on narrow Ames CW, Helms BS and Stoeckel JA (2015). Habitat mediates clawed crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823): the outcome of a cleaning symbiosis for a facultatively Acute toxicity and sublethal effects on histology, hemo- burrowing crayfish.Freshwater Biology 60(5):989-999. lymph parameters, and total hemocyte counts. Environ- mental Toxicology 30(8):887-894. An ZH, Sun LS and Wang P (2015). Acute toxicity and accumu- lation of microcystin-leucine-arginine in the crayfish Pro- Bertolero A, Vicente J, Meyer J and Lacorte S (2015). Accu- cambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852). Crustaceana 88(4):397- mulation and maternal transfer of perfluorooctane sul- 404. phonic acid in yellow-legged (Larus michahellis) and Au- douin's gull (Larus audouinii) from the Ebro Delta Natural Anastácio PM, Banha F, Capinha C, Bernardo JM, Costa AM, Park. Environmental Research 137:208-214. Teixeira A and Bruxelas S (2015). Indicators of movement and space use for two co-occurring invasive crayfish spe- Bini G, Santini G and Chelazzi G (2015). Pre-exposure to cad- cies. Ecological Indicators 53:171-181. mium or zinc alters the heart rate response of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii towards copper. Bulletin of Environ- Anderson LG, Dunn AM, Rosewarne PJ and Stebbing PD mental Contamination and Toxicology 95(1):12-17. (2015). Invaders in hot water: a simple decontamination method to prevent the accidental spread of aquatic inva- Biro PA and Sampson P (2015). Fishing directly selects on sive non-native species. Biological Invasions 17(8):2287- growth rate via behaviour: implications of growth- 2297. selection that is independent of size. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 282(1802):6. Arce JA and Diéguez-Uribeondo J (2015). Structural damage caused by the invasive crayfishProcambarus clarkii (Girard, Bland LM, Orme CDL, Bielby J, Collen B, Nicholson E and 1852) in rice fields of the Iberian Peninsula: A study case. McCarthy MA (2015). Cost-effective assessment of extinc- Fundamental and Applied Limnology 186(3):259-269. tion risk with limited information. Journal of Applied Ecolo- gy 52(4):861-870. Arribas R, Díaz-Paniagua C, Caut S and Gomez-Mestre I (2015). Stable isotopes reveal trophic partitioning and Brannelly LA, McMahon TA, Hinton M, Lenger D and Rich- trophic plasticity of a larval amphibian guild. PLoS One ards-Zawacki CL (2015). Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis 10(6):19. in natural and farmed Louisiana crayfish populations: prev- alence and implications. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Aydin H, Harlioğlu MM and Deniz T (2015). An investigation 112(3):229-235. on the population parameters of freshwater crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus Esch., 1823) in Lake Iznik (Bursa). Buckman KL, Marvin-DiPasquale M, Taylor VF, Chalmers A, Turkish Journal of Zoology 39(4):660-668. Broadley HJ, Agee J, Jackson BP and Chen CY (2015). In- fluence of a chlor-alkali superfund site on mercury bioac- Bacqué-Cazenave J, Chung B, Cofer DW, Cattaert D and cumulation in periphyton and low-trophic level fauna. En- Edwards DH (2015). The effect of sensory feedback on vironmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34(7):1649-1658. crayfish posture and locomotion: II. Neuromechanical sim- ulation of closing the loop. Journal of Neurophysiology Bui THH and Lee SY (2015). Endogenous cellulase production 113(6):1772-1783. in the leaf litter foraging mangrove crab Parasesarma erythodactyla. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Banha F and Anastácio PM (2015). Live bait capture and cray- B-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 179:27-36. fish trapping as potential vectors for freshwater invasive fauna. Limnologica 51:63-69. (Continued on page 12) Crayfish News  Volume 37 Issue 2: Page 18