| self-limiting outbreak of crayfish plague in an austropotamobius pallipes population of a river basin in the abruzzi region (central italy). | crayfish plague, caused by the oomycete aphanomyces astaci, is a serious disease of european freshwater crayfish and has eliminated entire populations in several european countries. in september 2011, mortality was observed among the austropotamobius pallipes population of a river basin in the abruzzi region (central italy), and a. astaci dna was detected by pcr in dead crayfish. a systematic survey was carried out to evaluate the spread and the effects of the plague in the river basin. the sour ... | 2013 | 23548365 |
| blue‑colour variants of the crayfish austropotamobius pallipes in 2 rivers of the abruzzo region, italy. | blue‑colour variants have been reported in american and australian freshwater crayfish species. we report here the observation of 2 austropotamobius pallipes individuals with a blue‑colour carapace in 2 rivers of the aterno‑pescara river basin, located in the abruzzo region, central italy. | 2015 | 26129668 |