Life history and energetics of Ancyronyx variegata (coleoptera: elmidae) in northwest Arkansas and southeast Texas

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-61

  Phillips, Edward C ^a  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancyronyx variegata; Coleoptera; Elmidae; Life cycle; Secondary production

Indexed keywords

ANCYRONYX; ANCYRONYX VARIEGATA; COLEOPTERA; ELMIDAE;

ENERGETICS; LIFE CYCLE; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

USA, ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS RIVER; USA, ARKANSAS, WHITE RIVER; USA, TEXAS, HARMON CREEK;

EID: 0031426650     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/90.1.54     Document Type: Article

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