Autotomy does not affect reproductive success of adult red swamp crayfish and regeneration can be a continuous process in juvenile crayfish.

This work explores the fitness consequences of autotomy and regeneration
in adult crayfish and shows how measuring potential fitness costs of
regeneration can be complicated by likely compensatory changes that buffer
these costs. Furthermore, this chapter also details the process of chelae
regeneration in juvenile crayfish and reveals that molting and limb
regeneration can be de-coupled; an unexpected finding.