Nocturnal drift of mayfly nymphs as a antipredator mechanism

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-42

  Huhta, Arto ^a   Muotka, Timo ^b   Tikkanen, Pertti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alpine bullhead; Diel periodicity; Macroinvertebrate drift; Mayfly nymphs; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

EID: 0033834558     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00615.x     Document Type: Article

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