I don't know of any such book but you might be interested in checking out
http://crayfish.byu.edu/Keys/ which has some good crayfish keys.
Rob Denkhaus
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
> -----Original Message-----
> From: B.G. Granier
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 12:37 PM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Freshwater Invertebrate book
>
>
> Rob,
>
> I have been looking for a "Crayfish of North America" or even of the
> "World".....
>
> Does anyone know of any such useful references? I've been told by
> Louisiana's crawfish guy, Jay Huner, that there isn't any.
>
> BG
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Denkhaus, Robert" <Robert.Denkhaus_at_fortworthgov.org>
> To: "NANFA (E-mail)" <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 11:28 AM
> Subject: NANFA-- Freshwater Invertebrate book
>
>
> > Yesterday, I was able to find a few minutes to browse
> through the shelves
> at
> > my local library. It's a small town library so a few
> minutes is all that
> is
> > required to see what is new.
> >
> > I was surprised to come across a new acquisition titled A
> Guide to Common
> > Freshwater Invertebrates of North America" by J. Reese
> Voshell, Jr. The
> book
> > was published in 2002 but I had never seen or heard of it
> before. A quick
> > perusal through its pages and plates indicates that it
> could be a very
> good
> > quick guide for those with at least a passing interest in freshwater
> inverts.
> > It's only 441 pages so it obviously is not comprehensive
> but useful. Has
> > anyone else ever happened across this book and have any comments?
> >
> > We have had many invert discussions on this list and I have
> been toying
> with
> > the idea of writing a comparison:contrast article for AC on
> the various
> invert
> > books available. Chris, would this be appropriate for AC?
> Would anyone
> be
> > interested in such an article?
> >
> > Rob Denkhaus
> > Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
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