Growth responses of littoral mayflies to the phosphorus content of their food

Ecology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 232-240

  Frost, P C ^a   Elser, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

C:P ratio; Ecological stoichiometry; Growth rate; Mass balance; Mayfly; Periphyton; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH RATE; MASS BALANCE; MAYFLY; PERIPHYTON; PHOSPHORUS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 0036126702     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2002.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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