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- Title
Ecological notes on the East Gippsland Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus orientalis, including burrow structure and associated fauna.
- Authors
Fitzsimons, James A.; Antos, Mark J.
- Abstract
Despite Australia having~ a high diversity of freshwater crayfish species, the ecology of many of these species remains poorly known, particularly burrowing crayfish of the genus Engaeus. Biological information on colour, behaviour, burrow structure, associated burrow fauna and habitat of the East Gippsland Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus orientalis obtained during incidental observations in 2007 an~J 2008 is provided. The burrow structure took the form of radiating runways under a rock slab, while the burrow location was in a semi-disturbed site away from water. Both are atypical for this species.
- Subjects
EAST Gippsland (Vic.); VICTORIA; CRAYFISH; ENGAEUS; BURROWING animals; FRESHWATER biodiversity
- Publication
Australian Zoologist, 2011, Vol 35, Issue 3, p853
- ISSN
0067-2238
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7882/AZ.2011.037