Size-mass relationships of stream invertebrates in a northern Spain stream

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 489, Issue , 2002, Pages 131-137

  González, Jose M ^a,b   Basaguren, Ana ^a   Pozo, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Science Faculty   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allometry; Head width; Invertebrates; Preservation; Size mass regressions; Streams

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; INSECT CONTROL; MICROORGANISMS; OCEAN HABITATS; RIVERS;

INTERVERTEBRATES;

BIODIVERSITY;

ALLOMETRY; BIOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM;

SPAIN;

AMPHIPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038174750     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023220501921     Document Type: Article

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