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Abstract

Freshwater crayfish occupy a range of habitats from open water in rivers and lakes, through the margins of open waters and swamps, to situations that may be kilometers
from the nearest surface water. Although they remain dependent on free water, crayfish in these latter situations are almost entirely confined to a burrow and can be described as semiterrestrial rather than aquatic. This lifestyle presents a contrast to that of many of the other crustaceans discussed in this volume but provides some of the conditions under which the evolution of social behavior might be expected via the subsocial route.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors/Creators:	Richardson, AMM
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Additional Information:	© Oxford University Press 2007
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