Feeding behavior of aquatic insects: Case studies on black fly and mosquito larvae

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 206-217

  Merritt, Richard W ^a   Craig, Douglas A ^b   Wotton, Roger S ^c   Walker, Edward D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culicidae; Simuliidae; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

CULICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM;

EID: 0030519158     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3226931     Document Type: Article

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