Ontogeny of individual asymmetries in several traits of larval Chironomus riparius Meigen, 1804 (Diptera, Chironomidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1470-1479

  Servia, María J ^a   Cobo, Fernando ^a   González, Marcos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; MORPHOLOGY;

ONTOGENY;

BIODIVERSITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; ONTOGENY;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0036930214     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z02-142     Document Type: Article

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