Can heat waves change the trophic role of the world's most invasive crayfish? Diet shifts in Procambarus clarkii.

In the Mediterranean basin, the globally increasing temperatures are expected to be accompanied by longer heat waves. Commonly assumed to benefit cold-limited invasive alien species, these climatic changes may also change their feeding preferences, especially in the case of omnivorous ectotherms. We...

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Main Authors: Bruno M Carreira, Pedro Segurado, Anssi Laurila, Rui Rebelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5584761?pdf=render