The influence of a river bird, the dipper (Cinclus cinclus), on the behaviour and drift of its invertebrate prey

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-56

  Jenkins, R K B ^a   Ormerod, S J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINCLUS CINCLUS; BAETIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMERELLIDAE; GAMMARIDAE; HEPTAGENIIDAE; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; LEUCTRIDAE; PERLIDAE; SIMULIIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

DIPPER; DRIFT; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

EID: 0029751611     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.d01-442.x     Document Type: Article

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