A mysterious parthenogenetic cambarid crayfish (the Marmorkrebs) has been spreading
across the globe for the past decade. We compare this crayfish directly to two other cambarids, …

Genetically identical animals are very much in demand as laboratory objects because they
allow conclusions about environmental and epigenetic effects on development, structures, …

There is a close association between parthenogenesis and polyploidy. For this reason, we
undertook a karyological analysis to test whether the parthenogenetic Marmorkrebs, …

Invasive crayfish have attracted much attention by scientists and policy makers in Europe,
partly due to their ability to transmit diseases to native crayfish species. In December 2012, 13 …

The marbled crayfish or Marmorkrebs, Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870) f. virginalis, a
parthenogenetic freshwater crayfish belonging to the North American cambarids, was recorded …

During blood-stage development, malaria parasites are challenged with the detoxification of
enormous amounts of heme released during the proteolytic catabolism of erythrocytic …

A cambarid specimen was collected in a brook in Saxony (south-east Germany).
Preliminary morphological inspection identified it as the parthenogenetic Marmorkrebs (Decapoda, …

Texture softening of pickled cucumbers does not meet consumers’ quality expectations and
leads to economic losses. The factor(s) triggering this phenomenon is still unknown. We …

Malaria parasites are fast replicating unicellular organisms and require substantial amounts
of folate for DNA synthesis. Despite the central role of this critical co‐factor for parasite …

The stone crayfish Austropotamobius torrentium is the smallest native European crayfish,
restricted to central and southeast Europe. Northeast boundary of its range is located within the …