Females of the red-claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus do not undergo external changes that may indicate receptivity. To study mating behavior and develop a behavioral assay for female receptivity, ...
German researcher Christian Lukhaup is a pretty big Edward Snowden fan. So he decided to name a new species of crayfish after the former National Security Agency contractor. The Cherax snowden, which ...
La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Someone who recently discovered that I do research on freshwater crayfish asked a simple question: How long do yabbies live?
Scientists have described a new species of colorful crayfish—and it might already be sitting in your aquarium. The ...
The scientific world offers few perks more dear than the chance to name a new species. It’s a benefit enthusiastically embraced by German researcher Christian Lukhaup, who recently identified a ...
As any Star Wars fan will recognise, this newly-identified species of crayfish has incredible shell markings look like a colourful galaxy in outer space. The red, white and blue shellfish, dubbed ...
Jason Coughran works for a private research and consulting firm, jagabar Environmental. He has received funding for crayfish research from an Australian Postgraduate Award, the Australian Geographic ...
It has been one of the aquarium trade’s mystery stars. But although specimens of this colourful crayfish have been on sale since the early 2000s, no one was sure of its species name or where it came ...