Clonal crayfish as biological model: a review on marbled crayfish

MS Hossain, J Patoka, A Kouba, M Buřič - Biologia, 2018 - Springer
Since the mid-twentieth century, numerous vertebrates and invertebrates have been used as
model organisms and become indispensable tools for exploring a broad range of biological …

A review of the use of physical barriers to stop the spread of non-indigenous crayfish species

R Krieg, A Zenker - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2020 - Springer
Invasive non-indigenous crayfish species (NICS) are a global threat to local flora and fauna.
Total eradication of an entire population of invasive NICS is a difficult task; several methods …

Money kills native ecosystems: European crayfish as an example

J Jussila, L Edsman, I Maguire… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Native European crayfish conservation was triggered by invasion of crayfish plague disease
agent, Aphanomyces astaci, starting 1860s in Northern Italy. Resulting crayfish plague …

The pet trade as a source of non-native decapods: the case of crayfish and shrimps in a thermal waterbody in Hungary

M Bláha, A Weiperth, J Patoka, B Szajbert… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Ornamental aquaculture and the related pet industry are known to be important sources of
non-native species worldwide. In the temperate zone, thermal waterbodies are attractive …

Predictions of marbled crayfish establishment in conurbations fulfilled: Evidences from the Czech Republic

J Patoka, M Buřič, V Kolář, M Bláha, M Petrtýl, P Franta… - Biologia, 2016 - degruyter.com
The marbled craynsn (Procambarus fallax f. virginalis) has become one of the potentially
most dangerous nonindigenous crayfish species spreading in European countries and …

Aquarium hitchhikers: attached commensals imported with freshwater shrimps via the pet trade

J Patoka, M Bláha, M Devetter, K Rylková… - Biological …, 2016 - Springer
The keeping of home aquaria is one of the most popular hobbies globally. In contrast to the
ornamental fish trade, decapod crustaceans such as shrimps, crayfish and crabs are …

Imports of ornamental crayfish: the first decade from the Czech Republic's perspective

J Patoka, L Kalous, O Kopecký - Knowledge and Management of …, 2015 - kmae-journal.org
The import of aquarium animals has been increasing worldwide in recent years. Despite its
contribution to world trade and the economy, this trade also comprises one of the main …

The global trade in crayfish as pets

Z Faulkes - Crustacean Research, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
̶The sale of crayfish in the pet trade has increased in recent decades, and a substantial
fraction of the world's entire range of crayfish species is available in the pet trade. The …

Positive selection of beautiful invaders: long-term persistence and bio-invasion risk of freshwater crayfish in the pet trade

C Chucholl, F Wendler - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
After interest in keeping crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacida) in home aquaria peaked
in the mid-2000s, the aquarium trade has become a novel introduction pathway for non …

Irresponsible vendors: Non‐native, invasive and threatened animals offered for garden pond stocking

J Patoka, M Bláha, L Kalous… - … Conservation: Marine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The pet trade has been responsible for many introductions of non‐native species.
Freshwater ornamental plants and animals originating from the pet trade are stocked to …