An ecological classification of primary labral fans of filter-feeding black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) larvae

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-218

  Palmer, R W ^a   Craig, D A ^b  

^a AfriDev Consultants   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FLY; POPULATION MODELING; PREDICTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

(SOUTHERN); AFRICA;

DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM;

EID: 0034068604     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-205     Document Type: Article

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