Dietary overlap and coexistence of chironomid larvae in a detritus-based stream

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 354, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 67-81

  Tavares Cromar, Annette F ^a   Williams, D Dudley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0031587187     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003011406218     Document Type: Article

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