Chironomids (diptera: Chironomidae) from three temporary ponds of different wet phase duration in central Italy

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-99

  Bazzanti, Marcello ^a   Seminara, Marco ^a   Baldoni, Sabrina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; CRICOTOPUS SYLVESTRIS; DIPTERA; ORTHOCLADIINAE; PSECTROCLADIUS; PSECTROTANYPUS; TANYPODINAE;

EID: 0030950107     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1997.9663512     Document Type: Article

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