Determinants of substrate selection in lotic mayfly larvae: Is cryptic coloration important?

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-57

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COLOR; MAYFLY; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

BAETIS; BAETIS RHODANI; CRYPSIS; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIA; HEPTAGENIA DALECARLICA;

EID: 0034008455     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/148/2000/45     Document Type: Article

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