The natural history, thermal physiology, and ecological impacts of intertidal mesopredators, Oedoparena spp. (Diptera: Dryomyzidae)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-73

  Harley, Christopher D G ^a,b   Lopez, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barnacles; Larval life history; Mesopredator; Predation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BALANUS; BALANUS GLANDULA; CHTHAMALUS; CHTHAMALUS DALLI; DIPTERA; DRYOMYZIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; OEDOPARENA; OEDOPARENA GLAUCA; THORACICA;

EID: 0038364218     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2003.tb00073.x     Document Type: Article

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