Species assemblages of larval black flies (Diptera:Simuliidae): Random or predictable?

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 760-770

  Mccreadie, John W ^a   Adler, Peter H ^a   Burger, John F ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Lotic; Monte Carlo; Sibling species; Simuliidae; Species assemblage

Indexed keywords

BLACK FLY; MONTE CARLO; PREDICTABILITY; SIMULATION; SPECIES ASSEMBLAGE; SPECIES CO-OCCURRENCE; STREAM TYPE;

USA; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

DIPTERA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0031405781     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468169     Document Type: Article

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