Stable-isotope determination of mayfly (insecta: Ephemeroptera) food sources in three tropical Asian streams

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-32

  Salas, M ^a   Dudgeon, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Allochthonous food; C 13; Epilithon; N 15; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

DIET; MAYFLY; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAM;

CHINA; HONG KONG; LAM TSUEN RIVER; TAI PO KAU;

CLADOPHORA; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 0035062345     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/151/2001/17     Document Type: Article

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