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Bonassin L, Pârvulescu L, Boštjančić LL, Francesconi C, Paetsch J, Rutz C, Lecompte O, Theissinger K (2024) Genomic insights into the conservation status of the Idle Crayfish Austropotamobius bihariensis Pârvulescu, 2019: Low genetic diversity in the endemic crayfish species of the Apuseni Mountains. BMC Ecology and Evolution 24, 78

Groza MI, Cupșa D, Lovrenčić L, Maguire I (2021) First record of the stone crayfish in the Romanian lowlands. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 422, 27

Ungureanu E, Mojžišová M, Tangerman M, Ion MC, Pârvulescu L, Petrusek A (2020) The spatial distribution of Aphanomyces astaci genotypes across Europe: introducing the first data from Ukraine. Freshwater Crayfish 25: 77–87

Pârvulescu L (2019) Introducing a new Austropotamobius crayfish species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae): A Miocene endemism of the Apuseni Mountains, Romania. Zoologischer Anzeiger 279: 94–102

Pârvulescu L, Pérez-Moreno JL, Panaiotu C, Drăguț L, Schrimpf A, Popovici ID, Zaharia C, Weiperth A, Gál B, Schubart CD, Bracken-Grissom H (2019) A journey on plate tectonics sheds light on European crayfish phylogeography. Ecology and Evolution 9: 1957–1971

Pârvulescu L, Togor A, Lele SF, Scheu S, Șinca D, Panteleit J (2017) First established population of marbled crayfish Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870) f. virginalis (Decapoda, Cambaridae) in Romania. BioInvasions Records 6: 357–362

Kouba A, Petrusek A, Kozák P (2014) Continental-wide distribution of crayfish species in Europe: update and maps. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 413, 05

Schrimpf A, Theissinger K, Dahlem J, Maguire I, Pârvulescu L, Schulz HK, Schulz R (2014) Phylogeography of noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) reveals multiple refugia. Freshwater Biology 59: 761–776

Pârvulescu L, Zaharia C, Satmari A, Drăguț L (2013) Is the distribution pattern of the stone crayfish in the Carpathians related to karstic refugia from Pleistocene glaciations?. Freshwater Science 32: 1410–1419

Györe K, Józsa V, Gál D (2013) The distribution of crayfish (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae) population in Cris and Mures rivers crossing the Romanian-Hungarian border. AACL Bioflux 6: 18–26

Pârvulescu L (2012) The distribution and ecological preferences of the stone crayfish Austropotamobius torrentium (Schrank, 1803) (Decapoda: Astacidae) in the northwest Romania. Travaux du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 55: 41–50

Copilaș-Ciocianu D, Pârvulescu L (2012) Faunistic overview upon the aquatic malacostracans (Crustacea, Malacostraca) of Cefa Nature Park (Crişana, Romania). Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research 13: 99–106

Schrimpf A, Schulz H, Theissinger K, Pârvulescu L, Schulz R (2011) The first large-scale genetic analysis of the vulnerable noble crayfish Astacus astacus reveals low haplotype diversity in central European populations. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 401, 35

Pârvulescu L, Popescu IE (2011) Crayfish species (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the border area Romania – Republic of Moldova AES Bioflux 3(1): 1–3

Petrescu I, Petrescu AM (2010) The catalogue of the freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Astacidae) from Romania preserved in “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History of Bucharest. Travaux du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 53  115–123

Pârvulescu L, Petrescu I (2010) The distribution of stone crayfish Austropotamobius torrentium (Schrank, 1803) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Astacidae) in the south-west Romanian mountain and sub-mountain area. Travaux du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 53: 103–113

Pârvulescu L, Paloș C, Molnar P (2009) First record of the spiny-cheek crayfish Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cambaridae) in Romania. North-Western Journal of Zoology 5: 424–428

Pârvulescu L (2009) The epigean freshwater malacostracans (Crustacea: Malacostraca) of the rivers in the Anina Mountains (SW Romania). Studia Universitatis Babeş – Bolyai Biologia 54(2): 3–17

Pârvulescu L (2008) The aquatic malacostracean fauna (Crustacea: Malacostraca) from the Mehedinţi Plateau Rivers. Studia Universitatis Babeş – Bolyai Biologia 53(2): 17–24

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Biologie, Ecologie, Amenințări și Conservare

Ács AR, Ion MC, Miok K, Laza AV, Pitic A, Robnik-Šikonja M, Pârvulescu L (2025) Threats assessment of the endemic Idle Crayfish (Austropotamobius bihariensis Pârvulescu, 2019): Lessons from long-term monitoring. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 35, e70033

Ion MC, Ács AR, Laza AV, Lorincz I, Livadariu D, Lamoly AM, Goia B, Togor A, Iorgu EI, Ștefan A, Popa OP, Pârvulescu L (2024) Conservation status of the idle crayfish Austropotamobius bihariensis Pârvulescu, 2019. Global Ecology and Conservation 50, e02847

Neculae A, Barnett ZC, Miok K, Furse JM, Dalosto MM, Kuklina I, Kawai T, Santos S, Furse JM, Sîrbu OI, Stoeckel J, Pârvulescu L (2024) Living on the edge: Crayfish as drivers to anoxification of their own shelter microenvironment. PLoS ONE 19, e0287888

Satmari A, Miok K, Ion MC, Zaharia C, Schrimpf A, Pârvulescu L (2023) Headwater refuges: Flow protects Austropotamobius crayfish from Faxonius limosus invasion. NeoBiota 89: 71–94

Francesconi C, Pîrvu M, Schrimpf A, Schulz R, Pârvulescu L, Theissinger K (2021) Mating strategies of invasive versus indigenous crayfish: Multiple paternity as a driver for invasion success?. Freshwater Crayfish 26: 89–98

Dornik A, Ion MC, Chețan MA, Pârvulescu L (2021) Soil-related predictors for distribution modelling of four European crayfish species. Water 13: 2280

Pârvulescu L (2021) Astacus astacus, Austropotamobius bihariensis, A. torrentium În: Murariu D, Maican S (eds.) Cartea Roșie a Nevertebratelor din România, Academia Română, București: 451 p (ISBN 978-973-27-3357-8)

Pârvulescu L, Stoia DI, Miok K, Ion MC, Puha AE, Sterie M, Vereș M, Marcu I, Muntean MD, Aburel OM (2021) Force and boldness: Cumulative assets of a successful crayfish invader. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9, 581247

Maiakovska O, Andriantsoa R, Tönges S, Legrand C, Gutekunst J, Hanna K, Pârvulescu L, Novitsky R, Weiperth A, Sciberras A, Deidun A, Ercoli F, Kouba A, Lyko F (2021) Genome analysis of the monoclonal marbled crayfish reveals genetic separation over a short evolutionary timescale. Communications Biology 4, 74

Pârvulescu L, Iorgu EI, Zaharia C, Ion MC, Satmari A, Krapal AM, Popa OP, Miok K, Petrescu I, Popa LO (2020) The future of endangered crayfish in light of protected areas and habitat fragmentation. Scientific Reports 10, 14870

Ion MC, Puha AE, Suciu T, Pârvulescu L (2020) Get a grip: unusual disturbances drive crayfish to improvise. Behaviour 157: 101–120

Pacioglu O, Theissinger K, Alexa A, Samoilă C, Sîrbu OI, Schrimpf A, Zubrod JP, Schulz R, Pîrvu M, Lele SF, Jones JI, Pârvulescu L (2020) Multifaceted implications of the competition between native and invasive crayfish: a glimmer of hope for the native’s long-term survival. Biological Invasions 22: 827–842

Pacioglu O, Zubrod JP, Schulz R, Jones JI, Pârvulescu L (2019) Two is better than one: combining gut content and stable isotope analyses to infer the diet and trophic interactions of a native and an invasive crayfish species. Hydrobiologia 839: 25–35

Lele SF, Pârvulescu L (2019) Crayfish chelae usage suggests predominantly ambidextrous habitude. Crustaceana 92: 257–267

Panteleit J, Keller NS, Diéguez-Uribeondo J, Makkonen J, Martín-Torrijos L, Patrulea V, Pîrvu M, Preda C, Schrimpf A, Pârvulescu L (2018) Hidden sites in the distribution of the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci in Eastern Europe: Relicts of genetic groups from older outbreaks?. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 157: 117–124 

Lele SF, Pârvulescu L (2017) Experimental evidence of the successful invader Orconectes limosus outcompeting the native Astacus leptodactylus in acquiring shelter and food. Biologia 72: 877–885

Groza MI, Pop-Vancia V, Mireșan V (2016) Diel activity and use of multiple artificially constructed shelters in Astacus leptodactylus (Decapoda: Astacidae). Biologia 71: 1369–1379

Pârvulescu L, Zaharia C, Groza MI, Csillik O, Satmari A, Drăguț L (2016) Flash-flood potential: a proxy for crayfish habitat stability. Ecohydrology 9: 1507–1516

Petrescu AM, Moldovan L, Zărnescu O (2016) Morphology and ultrastructure of the somatic cells in Astacus leptodactylus ovary. Journal of Morphology 277: 118–127

Pârvulescu L, Pîrvu M, Moroșan LG, Zaharia C (2015) Plasticity in fecundity highlights the females’ importance in the spiny-cheek crayfish invasion mechanism. Zoology 118: 424–432

Pârvulescu L (2015) Crustacea În: Iorgu IȘ (Ed.) Ghid sintetic pentru monitorizarea speciilor de nevertebrate de interes comunitar din România. Editura ..., București: 159 p

Pârvulescu L, Zaharia C (2014) Distribution and ecological preferences of noble crayfish in the Carpathian Danube basin: biogeographical insights into the species history. Hydrobiologia 726: 53–63

Pârvulescu L, Zaharia C (2013) Current limitations of the stone crayfish distribution in Romania: Implications for its conservation status. Limnologica 43: 143–150

Schrimpf A, Pârvulescu L, Copilaș-Ciocianu D, Petrusek A, Schulz R (2012) Crayfish plague pathogen detected in the Danube Delta – a potential threat to freshwater biodiversity in southeastern Europe. Aquatic Invasions 7: 503–510

Pârvulescu L, Schrimpf A, Kozubíková E, Resino SC, Vrålstad T, Petrusek A, Schulz R (2012) Invasive crayfish and crayfish plague on the move: first detection of the plague agent Aphanomyces astaci in the Romanian Danube. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 98: 85–94

Pârvulescu L, Pacioglu O, Hamchevici C (2011) The assessment of the habitat and water quality requirements of the stone crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium) and noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) species in the rivers from the Anina Mountains (SW Romania). Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 401: 12 p

Iorgu EI, Popa OP, Petrescu AM, Popa LO (2011) Cross-amplification of microsatellite loci in the endangered stone-crayfish Austropotamobius torrentium (Crustacea: Decapoda) Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 401, 08

Pârvulescu L (2010) Comparative biometric study of crayfish populations in the Anina Mountains (SW Romania) hydrographic basins. Studia Universitatis Babeş – Bolyai Biologia 55(1): 3–15

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