Baseline incidence of mouthpart deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) from the Laurentian Great Lakes, Canada

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 172-180

  Burt, John ^a,c   Ciborowski, Jan J H ^a   Reynoldson, Trefor B ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Deformity; Mouthpart

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

PROCLADIUS;

LAKES;

ABNORMALITY; BASELINE CONDITIONS; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEEDING MECHANISM; ZOOBENTHOS;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS; DIPTERA; HETEROTRISSOCLADIUS; POLYPEDILUM; PROCLADIUS; TANYTARSUS;

EID: 0037256792     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70425-0     Document Type: Article

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