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Astacoidea

Known as: Astacoideas, crawdad, crawfish 
A superfamily of various freshwater CRUSTACEA, in the infraorder Astacidea, comprising the crayfish. Common genera include Astacus and Procambarus… 
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AstacidaeAstacusCambarusProcambarus

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MalacostracaSubphylum Crustacea
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2012
2012
Fish feeding adaptation by Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta (Cercopithecidae) in the Sundarban mangrove swamps, India
we sighted an adult male Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta feeding live fish from the bank of estuarine water. 
1986
1986
Behavioral transition of crayfish avoidance reaction in response to uropod stimulation.
Unilateral mechanical stimulation of a uropod elicited an avoidance reaction in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Depending upon… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Segmental giant: evidence for a driver neuron interposed between command and motor neurons in the crayfish escape system.
1. The giant command neurons for tailflip escape behavior in crayfish have been thought to excite the nongiant fast flexor… 
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1981
Highly Cited
1981
Interneurons between giant axons and motoneurons in crayfish escape circuitry.
1. Crayfish giant fibers are generally believed to generate tailflip movements by means of direct connections to two classes of… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Cadmium and zinc accumulation and elimination by freshwater crayfish
A theoretical compartment model for the uptake of Cd and Zn by the freshwater crayfish,Procambarus acutus acutus (Girard), was… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Hemocyanin from the Australian freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor. Subunit heterogeneity.
1974
1974
Phagocytosis of bacteria in vitro by haemocytes from the crayfish (Parachaeraps bicarinatus).
PHAGOCYTOSIS OF BACTERIA IN VITRO BY HAEMOCYTES FROM THE CRAYFISH ( PARACHAERAPS BICARINATUS ) 
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1961
Highly Cited
1961
Tension changes in crayfish stretch receptors
Although much is known about various stretch receptors no information seems to be available on their mechanical properties; yet… 
1950
1950
Studies in the regulation of blood-sugar concentration in crustaceans. II. Experimental hyperglycemia and the regulatory mechanisms.
1. Asphyxia of normal Astacus and Callinectes results in marked increase in concentration of blood-sugar; such increase is… 
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1938
Highly Cited
1938
On the mechanism of inhibition and excitation of crayfish muscle 1
THE nerve-muscle preparation of the crustacean claw has long served as an example of peripheral inhibition [Biedermann, 1887…