Taxonomic composition and temporal organization of tropical and temperate species assemblages of lotic Chironomidae

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 388-406

  Coffman, William P ^a   De La Rosa, Carlos L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Riverwoods Field Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

COSTA RICA; UNITED STATES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0032232337     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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