Can fluctuating asymmetry in adult burrowing mayflies (Hexagenia rigida, Ephemeroptera) be used as a measure of contaminant stress?

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-346

  Dobrin, M ^a   Corkum, L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult insects; Biomonitoring; Contaminant stress; Fluctuating asymmetry; Great Lakes; Hexagenia rigida

Indexed keywords

INFECTIVITY; MEASUREMENT; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; STRESS TOLERANCE;

ASYMMETRY; BIOMONITORING; MAYFLY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; UNITED STATES;

CATALPA SPECIOSA; EPHEMERIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAGENIA; HEXAGENIA RIGIDA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SCAPPHODONTA;

EID: 0032792053     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(99)70742-2     Document Type: Article

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