Predation on horsehair worms (phylum nematomorpha)

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 211-218

  Cochran, Philip A ^a   Kinziger, Andrew P ^a   Poly, William J ^b  

^a ST NORBERT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; PREDATION;

AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; GORDIUS ROBUSTUS; LEPOMIS CYANELLUS; NEMATOMORPHA; SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 0033024078     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1999.9663672     Document Type: Article

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