Fish predation on giant water bug (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) eggs in an Arizona stream

Great Basin Naturalist

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 292-293

  Smith, Robert L ^a   Horton, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abedus herberti; Aquatic insect; Brooding egg predation; Fish diet; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031818903     PISSN: 00173614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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