La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Someone who recently discovered that I do research on freshwater crayfish asked a simple question: How long do yabbies live?

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Segment formation in the embryonic pleon of the freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor was analyzed by using the monoclonal antibody mAb 4D9 ...

A new study from researchers at The University of Queensland has revealed that the impressive claws (chelae) of freshwater crayfish come with certain costs: The size slows their swimming and saps ...

You looking at me, crayfish face? It seems that crayfish don't forget a face — at least, not those of their foes. Australian crayfish, also known as Cherax destructor, usually fight when they meet.

For children growing up in rural areas, going “yabbying” in farm dams is a rite of passage. The common yabby (Cherax destructor) is the most widely distributed Australian crayfish, inhabiting rivers ...