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Crayfish gastroliths
Author(s) -
Tucker Ethan A.,
Tucker Maurice E.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/gto.12254
Subject(s) - crayfish , geology , fishery , biology
Crayfish produce small button‐like gastroliths in their stomachs. These curious calcitic objects are increasingly common in lakes and streams in the UK and Europe as the invasive American crayfish increase their domination of freshwater environments. These stomach stones are also present in the geological record.