Effects of the density of larvae and type of substrate on Chironomus plumosus L. (Diptera: Chironomidae) population. Laboratory experiments

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 369-378

  Kajak, Zdzislaw ^a   Prus, Pawel ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Benthos laboratory experiments; Chironomus; Competition; Density dependence; Populations; Type of substrate

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; LARVA; POPULATION DENSITY; SUBSTRATE;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; DIPTERA;

EID: 0035698834     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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