Temperature-dependent growth and life cycle of Deleatidium (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) in two high-country streams in New Zealand

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 351-361

  Huryn, Alexander D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELEATIDIUM; EPHEMEROPTERA; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE;

GROWTH; LIFE CYCLE;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0030304862     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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