Ontogenic changes in prey consumption by the stonefly Paragnetina media in relation to temporal variation in prey nutrient content

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 748-763

  Duvall, Catherine J ^a   Williams, D Dudley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; LARVA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ONTOGENY; PREY SELECTION; STONEFLY;

CANADA; DUFFIN CREEK; ONTARIO;

BAETIDAE; BAETIS TRICAUDATUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HYDROPSYCHE SLOSSONAE; HYDROPSYCHE SPARNA; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; PARAGNETINA MEDIA; PERLIDAE; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0033894909     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-5-748     Document Type: Article

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