Winter drift, sex ratios, and size distribution of giant water bugs, Lethocerus americanus, (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) in a Lake Superior tributary

Great Lakes Entomologist

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 69-75

  DuBois, Robert B ^a   Gobin, William P ^b  

^a Bur of Integrated Science Services   (United States)

^b Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELOSTOMATIDAE; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LETHOCERUS; LETHOCERUS AMERICANUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0037647532     PISSN: 00900222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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