What is it about?
This paper looks at how soon a new species of crayfish made it to North America as a pet after it was discovered in Europe.
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Why is it important?
This new species of crayfish clones itself, and is a potentially invasive species. Understanding how common it is in the pet trade helps to understand how much of a threat they pose.
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This page is a summary of: The spread of the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish, Marmorkrebs (Procambarus sp.), in the North American pet trade, Aquatic Invasions, December 2010, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC),
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2010.5.4.16.
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