Environmental constraints in temporary fresh waters and their consequences for the insect fauna

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 634-650

  Williams, D Dudley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

aquatic insects; colonisation; environmental factors; faunal adaptations; faunal composition; faunal dynamics; life history; migration; physiological tolerance; temporary fresh waters

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; EPHYDRIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ODONATA; TIPULIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0030453343     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467813     Document Type: Article

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