The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896), has become an invading species in the
Mediterranean region, almost completely replacing native species within a few years and …

The recent expansion of the two invasive Portunidae blue crabs Callinectes sapidus and
Portunus segnis has generated great concern in the western Mediterranean basin. Here, we …

Abstract The Ebro Delta has become a major blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishery area in
the NW Mediterranean, but there is limited information on factors controlling the abundance …

The blue crab Callinectes sapidus was first observed in the Ebro Delta in 2012 and since
then captures have increased exponentially up to over 2 t per day, while its presence …

The potential threat posed by the invasive species Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus),
through the foraging strategy based on stomach contents and reproductive ecology analysis …

In this study, 110 male and female blue crabs Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 were
collected from the coastal waters of Morocco, Africa using baited traps between February …

The variability in trophic position and carbon isotopic signatures can provide information
about their dietary flexibility and its ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions …

Background House mice (Mus musculus) are widespread and invasive on many islands
where they can have both direct and indirect impacts on native ecological communities …

Non-indigenous species often rely on trophic plasticity to adjust to available food sources
and even to avoid interspecific competition while overcoming environmental constraints …

We investigated in mesocosm the feeding behavior and prey preference of the invasive blue
crab Callinectes sapidus for different commercially exploited Mediterranean native bivalves …