The diet of Erpobdella octoculata (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in two danish lowland streams

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 549-563

  Toman, Mihael J ^a   Dall, Peter C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; LEECH; PREY SIZE; STOMACH CONTENT;

DENMARK;

BAETIDAE; BAETIS RHODANI; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; ERPOBDELLA OCTOCULATA; HIRUNDINEA; HYDROPSYCHE ANGUSTIPENNIS; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA; SIMULAIIDAE; TRICHOPTERA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0031457336     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/140/1997/549     Document Type: Article

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