Intraguild predation and cannibalism among larvae of detritivorous caddisflies in subalpine wetlands

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2421-2430

  Wissinger, Scott A ^e   Sparks, Grace B ^c   Rouse, Gretchen L ^d   Brown, Wendy S ^a   Steltzer, Heidemarie ^a,b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Asynarchus nigriculus; Caddisfly larvae; Cannibalism; Colorado; Hydroperiod; Intraguild predation; Limnephilus externus; Phenologic priority; Predation; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; ASYNARCHUS; ASYNARCHUS NIGRICULUS; LIMNEPHILIDAE; LIMNEPHILUS; LIMNEPHILUS EXTERNUS; TRACHEOPHYTA; TRICHOPTERA;

CADDISFLY; CANNIBALISM; INTRAGUILD PREDATION;

USA, COLORADO;

EID: 0030418245     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265743     Document Type: Article

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