A model of co-occurrence: segregation and aggregation patterns in the mycoflora of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Lake Trasimeno (central Italy)

• Main Authors: Ambrosius J.M. Dörr, Antonia C. Elia, Marinella Rodolfi, Laura Garzoli, Anna M. Picco, Manuela D'Amen, Massimilaino Scalici
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012
• Subjects: aggregation; community temporal variation; fungal ectosymbionts; mycoflora; presence-absence matrix; segregation

Although attention on crayfish diseases has recently proliferated, the focus is mainly on a single host-parasite relationship rather than analyzing the entire mycoflora, probably due to the fact that (1) some diseases are occasional (pathogens of which are of difficult collection) and (2) economic i...