A comparative study of the functional response of four species of carnivorous stoneflies

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-202

  Elliott, J M ^a  

^a FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinocras cephalotes; Isoperla grammatica; Perla bipunctata; Perlodes microcephalus; Plecoptera

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HANDLING TIME; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STONEFLY;

BAETIDAE; BAETIS; BAETIS RHODANI; CEPHALOTES; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS SP.; DINOCRAS; DINOCRAS CEPHALOTES; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; ISOPERLA; ISOPERLA GRAMMATICA; PERLA; PERLODIDAE; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 0037312822     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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