Seasonal and diel periodicity of the drift of pupal exuviae of chironomid (Diptera) in the Mundo River (S.E. Spain)

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-170

  Ubero Pascal, Nicolás ^b   Torralva, Mar ^b   Oliva Paterna, Francisco ^a   Malo, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIEL VARIATION; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCE; EXOSKELETON; PUPA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

SPAIN;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0033974871     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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