The sizes, maturity stages and biomass of mayfly assemblages colonizing disturbed stream bed patches in central Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 84-93

  Mathooko, Jude Mutuku ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biometrics; Colonization; Disturbance; Ephemeroptera; Kenya; Stream

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; MAYFLY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STREAM BED;

KENYA;

ARTHROPODA; BAETIS; CAENIS; CHOROTERPES; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036130112     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0141-6707.2001.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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