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Freshwater crayfish invasions in South Africa: past, present and potential future

AL NunesCentre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland7602, South Africa;Centre for Invasion Biology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa;Invasive Species Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Claremont, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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TA ZengeyaCentre for Invasion Biology, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Claremont, South Africa;Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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GJ MeaseyCentre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland7602, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9939-7615
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OLF WeylCentre for Invasion Biology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa;DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa
Pages 309-323 | Received 17 Jul 2017, Accepted 13 Nov 2017, Published online: 15 Dec 2017

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BE Marshall. (2019) Crayfish, catfish and snails: the perils of uncontrolled biological control. African Journal of Aquatic Science 44:1, pages 1-5.
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Josie South, Takudzwa C. Madzivanzira, Ntombizanele Tshali, John Measey & Olaf L. F. Weyl. (2020) In a Pinch: Mechanisms Behind Potential Biotic Resistance Toward Two Invasive Crayfish by Native African Freshwater Crabs. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8.
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