The effect of mermithid parasitism on predation of nymphal Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera) by invertebrates

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 147-152

  Vance, Sarah A ^a   Peckarsky, Barbara L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral alterations Mermithid; Mayfly; Parasitism; Predation

Indexed keywords

CADDISFLY; MAYFLY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STONEFLY;

BAETIDAE; BAETIS BICAUDATUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; GASTEROMERMIS; KOGOTUS MODESTUS; NEMATODA; PERLODIDAE; PLECOPTERA; RHYACOPHILA HYALINATA; RHYACOPHILIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0030833830     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050143     Document Type: Article

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