Life histories of lotic mayflies (Ephemeroptera) in an Ozark stream: Instar determination and voltinism

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 779-787

  Nichols, Becky J ^a   Sites, Robert W ^b  

^a Great Smoky Mountains National Park   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ephemeroptera; Instar; Life history; Voltinism

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CAENIDAE; CAENIS HILARIS; CAENIS LATIPENNIS; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOHYPHIDAE; STENONEMA MEDIOPUNCTATUM; TRICORYTHODES CURVATUS;

EID: 0032693669     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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