Crayfish Biology and Culture

This comprehensive book by eight authors from three Czech institutions, which can be considered the centres of astacological research in the Czech Republic, summarizes the up-to-date knowledge about freshwater crayfish, their taxonomy, evolution and biogeography, current distribution of European species, crayfish genetic variation, anatomy, biology, breeding, diseases, and conservation. The book contains the following eleven chapters: Systematics and Distribution of Crayfish; Evolution and Historical Biogeography of Crayfish; Crayfish Genetics; Crayfish Species in Europe; Morphology and Anatomy of Crayfish; Reproduction and Life Cycle; Ecology of Crayfish; Diseases, Parasites and Commensals of Crayfish; Production and Culture of Crayfish; Monitoring of Crayfish Occurrence; Crayfish Conservation.