Despite their key role as model organisms in many behavioral studies, crustacean decapods have been only slightly touched upon by the recent surge of scientific interest in animal personality. Only seven articles inve...Despite their key role as model organisms in many behavioral studies, crustacean decapods have been only slightly touched upon by the recent surge of scientific interest in animal personality. Only seven articles investigated the issue in a handful of species among hermit crabs, crabs, and crayfish. Obviously, a limited number of publications does not mean that personality is rare in decapods. On the contrary, few studies might be the result of a form of reluctance by behavioral ecologists to deal with such a phenomenon in these and other invertebrates. This reluctance contrasts with the enthusiasm shown in tackling the beha- vioral plasticity issue. Here we discuss the possible theoretical and methodological difficulties raised by applying the animal per-sonality perspective to decapods and analyze implications of personality studies for their ecology, conservation, and welfare. By highlighting gaps in knowledge and directions of future research, our intention is to increase scientific emphasis on the issue.展开更多
The American Striped Cray Orconectes limosus(Rafinesque),a nearctic crustacean new in theitalian freshwaters(Crustacea Decapoda Cambaridae).The American Striped Cray Orconectes limosus,introduced in several countries ...The American Striped Cray Orconectes limosus(Rafinesque),a nearctic crustacean new in theitalian freshwaters(Crustacea Decapoda Cambaridae).The American Striped Cray Orconectes limosus,introduced in several countries of Central Europe,is also reported for the first time for Italy.This crayfishseems to become well established in the Iseo Lake(Northern Italy).The Author underlines the risk of a possibleterritorial expansion of this species in the Po river drainage.展开更多
文摘Despite their key role as model organisms in many behavioral studies, crustacean decapods have been only slightly touched upon by the recent surge of scientific interest in animal personality. Only seven articles investigated the issue in a handful of species among hermit crabs, crabs, and crayfish. Obviously, a limited number of publications does not mean that personality is rare in decapods. On the contrary, few studies might be the result of a form of reluctance by behavioral ecologists to deal with such a phenomenon in these and other invertebrates. This reluctance contrasts with the enthusiasm shown in tackling the beha- vioral plasticity issue. Here we discuss the possible theoretical and methodological difficulties raised by applying the animal per-sonality perspective to decapods and analyze implications of personality studies for their ecology, conservation, and welfare. By highlighting gaps in knowledge and directions of future research, our intention is to increase scientific emphasis on the issue.
文摘The American Striped Cray Orconectes limosus(Rafinesque),a nearctic crustacean new in theitalian freshwaters(Crustacea Decapoda Cambaridae).The American Striped Cray Orconectes limosus,introduced in several countries of Central Europe,is also reported for the first time for Italy.This crayfishseems to become well established in the Iseo Lake(Northern Italy).The Author underlines the risk of a possibleterritorial expansion of this species in the Po river drainage.
