Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Procambarus acutus listed in key words.

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29403 Journal Article Allert, A.L., M.J. McKee, R.J. DiStefano, and J.F. Fairchild. 2016. Evaluation of chemical control for nonnative crayfish at a warm-water fish production hatchery. Freshwater Crayfish 22(1):81-93. https://doi.org/10.5869/fc.2016.v22-1.81.
29189 Report Beauchene, M. 2010. Crayfish distribution project. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, Hartford, CT. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/water/water_quality_management/monitoringpubs/2010_crayfishdist.pdf.
28470 Report Beauchene, M. 2011. Crayfish distribution project. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, Hartford, CT. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/water/water_quality_management/monitoringpubs/2011_crayfishdist.pdf.
23795 Journal Article Boersig, T.C. III, and R.J. DiStefano. 2007. Evidence of Introduced Populations of White River Crayfish (Procambarus acutus) at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge and Four Rivers Conservation Area, Missouri. [DRAFT].
23796 Journal Article Boersig, T.C. III, and R.J. DiStefano. 2007. Possible Introduction of the White River Crayfish, Procambarus acutus, in the South Grand River System of Western Missouri. [DRAFT].
23797 Journal Article Boersig, T.C. III, and R.J. DiStefano. 2007. An Apparent Introduction of the White River Crayfish, Procambarus acutus (Girard), in the Spring River Watershed of Missouri. [DRAFT].
19720 Journal Article Bouchard, R.W. 1977. Distribution, systematic status and ecological notes on five poorly known species of crayfish in western North America (Decapoda: Astacidae and Cambaridae). Freshwater Crayfish 3:409-423.
37046 Web Page Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. 2017. An Atlas of the Crayfish of Connecticut. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=b9b8fa8441ac4ccab088db6c38ff0500#. Accessed on 09/28/2021.
13634 Journal Article Cooper, J.E. 2002. North Carolina crayfishes (Decapoda: Cambaridae): Notes on Distribution, Taxonomy, Life History, and Habitat. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science 118(3):167-180.
13159 Journal Article Daniels, R.A., D.C. Murphy, and M.W. Klemens. 2001. Orconectes neglectus is established in the northeast. Northeastern Naturalist 8(1):93-100.
28551 Journal Article DiStefano, R. J., E.M. Imhoff, D.A. Swedberg, and T.C. Boersig III. 2015. An analysis of suspected crayfish invasions in Missouri, USA: evidence for the prevalence of short-range translocations and support for expanded survey efforts. Management of Biological Invasions 6(4):395-411. http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2015/4/MBI_2015_DiStefano_etal.pdf.
41583 Journal Article DiStefano, R.J, M.G. Glon, and B.M. O'Brian. 2023. Managing pathways for introduction of alien crayfish: evaluation of a midwestern state's regulations on the pet industry. Fisheries 48(5):190-196. https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fsh.10895.
29404 Journal Article DiStefano, R.J., R.A. Reitz, and E.M. Imhoff. 2016. Examining one state's regulation development process to manage alien crayfish introductions. Fisheries 41(12):726-737. https://doi.org/10.1080/03632415.2016.1246871.
13450 Journal Article Gander, F.F. 1927. Eastern crayfish in San Diego County. California Fish and Game 13(3):221-222.
26212 Database GBIF. 2013. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://www.gbif.org/. Accessed on 03/05/2024.
43392 Web Page Gherardi, F. 2015. CABI Compendium, Procambarus acutus acutus. https://doi.org/10.1079/cabicompendium.67841.
25556 Journal Article Hein, C.L., M.J. Vander Zanden, and J.J. Magnuson. 2007. Intensive trapping and increased fish predation cause massive decline of an invasive crayfish. Freshwater Biology 52:1134-1146. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01741.x.
13449 Book Hobbs, H.H., III, and J.P. Jass. 1988. The crayfishes and shrimps of Wisconsin (Cambaridae, Palaemonidae). Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1857 Journal Article Hobbs, H.H., Jr. 1981. The crayfishes of Georgia. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 318:1-549.
1856 Journal Article Hobbs, H.H., Jr. 1989. An illustrated checklist of the American crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 480:1-236.
32745 Journal Article Holdich, D.M., J.D. Reynolds, C. Souty-Grosset, and P.J. Sibley. 2009. A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 11:394-395. https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2009025.
30640 Book Chapter Huner, J.V. 2002. Procambarus. Page 720 in Holdich, D.M, ed. Biology of Freshwater Crayfish. Wiley-Blackwell. Malden, MA.
43661 Database Illinois Natural History Survey. 2024. Illinois Natural History Survey - Crustacean Collection. Occurrence dataset (ID: 257ea482-2d6f-4cf4-846d-8efeb58f6727). Accessed via the INHS Collections Data Portal (https://biocoll.inhs.illinois.edu/portal). Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL. https://biocoll.inhs.illinois.edu/portal/content/dwca/INHS-CRUSTACEAN_DwC-A.zip. Created on 05/20/2024. Accessed on 01/14/2025.
30714 Database Illinois Natural History Survey. 2017. Illinois Natural History Survey Collection Databases. Illinois Natural History Survey. https://biocoll.inhs.illinois.edu/portalx/collections/index.php. Accessed on 08/15/2017.
27462 Database iMapInvasives. 2018. Pennsylvania iMapInvasives. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Pittsburgh, PA. https://www.paimapinvasives.org/. Accessed on 12/15/2016.
25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
30972 Journal Article Kilian, J. V., Frentress, J., Klauda, R. J., Becker, A. J., and S. A. Stranko. 2009. The invasion of Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae) into Maryland streams following its introduction in outdoor aquaculture ponds. Northeastern Naturalist 16(4):655-663.
40061 Journal Article Lemmers, P., F.P.L. Collas, R. Glystra, B.H.J.M Crombaghs, G. van der Velde, and R.S.E.W. Leuven. 2021. Risks and management of alien freshwater crayfish species in the Rhine-Meuse river district. Management of Biological Invasions 12(1):193-220. https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2021.12.1.13.
37043 Journal Article Lieb, D.A., R.W. Bouchard, and R.F. Carline. 2011. Crayfish fauna of southeastern Pennsylvania: distributions, ecology, and changes over the last century. Journal of Crustacean Biology 31(1):166-178. https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article/31/1/166/2419320?login=true.
17654 Journal Article Loughman, Z. 2007. First record of Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus (White River crayfish) in West Virginia, with notes on its natural history. Northeastern Naturalist 14(3):495-500.
28558 Journal Article Loughman, Z. J., and S.A. Welsh. 2010. Distribution and conservation standing of West Virginia crayfishes. Southeastern Naturalist 9(3):63-78. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232689227.
39507 Journal Article Loughman, Z.J., D.A. Lieb, R.K. Scott, Z.W. Dillard, and N.M. Sadecky. 2017. Historical and current distribution of Appalachian primary burrowing crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae) in western Pennsylvania: a century of change or stasis? Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(5):535-543. https://doi.org/doi:10.1093/jcbiol/rux050.
13065 Journal Article Mills, E.L., D.L. Strayer, M.D. Scheuerell, and J.T. Carlton. 1996. Exotic species in the Hudson River basin: A history of invasions and introductions. Estuaries 19(4):814-823.
43097 Journal Article Morrill, D.P., and D.H. Keller. 2023. First record of Faxonius propinquus (Girard, 1852) in the Delaware River
watershed and new records of another non-native crayfish species,
Procambarus acutus (Girard, 1852). BioInvasions Records 12(4):1099-1109. https://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2023/4/BIR_2023_Morrill_Keller.pdf.
32595 Journal Article Peay, S. 2009. Invasive non-indigenous crayfish species in Europe: recommendations on managing them. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 3:394-395. https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2010009.
30645 Web Page Pennsylvania iMap Invasives. 2017. Invertebrates. https://www.paimapinvasives.org. Accessed on 09/29/2017.
43680 Journal Article Roessink, I., K.A.E. van der Zon, S.R.M.M. de Reus, and E.T.H.M Peeters. 2022. Native European crayfish Astacus astacus competitive in staged confrontation with the invasive crayfish Faxonius limosus and Procambarus acutus. PLoS ONE 17(1):e0263133. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263133.
40015 Journal Article Scheers, K., P. Boets, T. Abeel, and T. Van den Neucker. 2020. First records of alien crayfish of the Procambarus acutus species complex in Belgium. BioInvasions Records 9(3):562-569. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2020.9.3.11.
42878 Thesis or Dissertation Schubert, N. 2022. Niche modeling of eight crayfish species in Texas. Unpublished M.S. thesis. University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX. https://scholarworks.uttyler.edu/biology_grad/73/.
30989 Journal Article Shelton, K., Weaver, P. G., and B. W. Williams. 2016. New Records of Entocytherid Ostracods from New York and New Jersey. Northeastern Naturalist 23(4):525-531.
28552 Journal Article Simmons, J. W., and S. J. Fraley. 2010. Distribution, status, and life-history observations of crayfishes in western North Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist 9(sp3):79-126. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.009.s316.
24534 Journal Article Skelton, C.E. 2010. History, status, and conservation of Georgia crayfishes. Southeastern Naturalist 9(3):127-138.
26865 Report Swecker, C.D., T.D. Jones, J.V. Kilian, and L.F. Roberson. 2010. Key to the crayfish of Maryland. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD. http://dnr.maryland.gov/streams/Documents/KeytotheCrayfishesofMD_8_18_10.pdf.
28451 Book Taylor, C.A., and G.A. Schuster. 2004. The crayfishes of Kentucky. Special Publication 28. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL.
43390 Journal Article Turner, H.M. 1985. Pathogenesis of Alloglossoides caridicola (Trematoda) Infection in the Antennal Glands of the Crayfish Procambarus acutus. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 21(4):459-461. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-21.4.459.


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