Burrowing behavior and biogenic structures of mud-dwelling insects

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-249

  Charbonneau, Patrick ^a   Hare, Landis ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bioturbation; Burrow; Chironomidae; Hexagenia; Polycentropus; Sediment; Si alis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BURROWING; ZOOBENTHOS;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS; DIPTERA; EPHEMERIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAGENIA; HEXAGENIA LIMBATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MEGALOPTERA; POLYCENTROPUS; SIALIDAE; SIALIS VELATA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0031818883     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467965     Document Type: Article

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