Thermal sensitivity of ingestion and digestion in larvae of a eurythermal chironomid

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 68-83

  Gresens, S E ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption efficiency; Chironomid; Feeding; Ingestion; Organic matter processing; Radioisotopes; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; DIGESTION; INGESTION RATE; LARVA; POPULATION GROWTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

PSEUDOCHIRONOMUS RICHARDSONI; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 0035114973     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468189     Document Type: Article

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