Larval habitat preference of the endemic Hawaiian midge, Telmatogeton torrenticola Terry (Telmatogetoninae)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 346, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 129-135

  Benbow, M E ^a   Burky, A J ^a   Way, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b Barry A Vittor and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic water velocity; Chironomidae; Habitat; Macroinvertebrate; Micro flow; Stream depth; Tropical stream

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC FLY; FLY LARVA; HABITAT PREFERENCE;

USA, HAWAII, MAUI, KINIHAPAI STREAM;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; TELMATOGETON TORRENTICOLA; TELMATOGETONINAE;

EID: 0030823817     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1002966016591     Document Type: Article

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