Life-history responses of a mayfly to seasonal constraints and predation risk

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-123

  Tseng, Michelle ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Ephemerella subvaria; Predation risk; Seasonal constraints; Size at maturity

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; MAYFLY; PHOTOPERIOD; PREDATION RISK;

EPHEMERELLA SUBVARIA; EPHEMERELLIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0037327396     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2002.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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