TY - JOUR
T1 - Geographic expansion of the invasive red crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) (Crustacea: Decapoda) in Mexico
AU - Hernández, Luis
AU - Maeda-Martínez, Alejandro M.
AU - Ruiz-Campos, Gorgonio
AU - Rodríguez-Almaraz, Gabino
AU - Alonzo-Rojo, Fernando
AU - Sainz, Juan Carlos
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - The red crayfish Procambarus clarkii, which is native to southcentral USA and northeastern Mexico, has been successfully introduced into several countries around the world. This study documents the geographic expansion of the exotic red crayfish in Mexico and discusses the consequence of a greater propagation of this species in Mexican inland waters. New state records of this crayfish in the Baja California peninsula and in the states of Durango and Sinaloa indicate its progressive dispersion. The propagation of P. clarkii in Mexico has been caused mainly by human introduction, but it is also facilitated because of the species' tolerance to an ample range of environmental conditions. Because of the invasive capability of P. clarkii, we suspect that this exotic species is competing for habitat and food with native freshwater shrimp of the genus Macrobrachium in many sites of northern Mexico.
AB - The red crayfish Procambarus clarkii, which is native to southcentral USA and northeastern Mexico, has been successfully introduced into several countries around the world. This study documents the geographic expansion of the exotic red crayfish in Mexico and discusses the consequence of a greater propagation of this species in Mexican inland waters. New state records of this crayfish in the Baja California peninsula and in the states of Durango and Sinaloa indicate its progressive dispersion. The propagation of P. clarkii in Mexico has been caused mainly by human introduction, but it is also facilitated because of the species' tolerance to an ample range of environmental conditions. Because of the invasive capability of P. clarkii, we suspect that this exotic species is competing for habitat and food with native freshwater shrimp of the genus Macrobrachium in many sites of northern Mexico.
KW - Baja California peninsula
KW - Exotic fauna
KW - Freshwater decapods
KW - New records
KW - Oasis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77954690335&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10530-007-9175-0
DO - 10.1007/s10530-007-9175-0
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1387-3547
VL - 10
SP - 977
EP - 984
JO - Biological Invasions
JF - Biological Invasions
IS - 7
ER -