Seasonal Changes in Body Size and Male Genital Structures of Procladius choreus (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae)

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-172

  Kobayashi, Tadashi ^a  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Genitalia; Procladius; Seasonal variation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; PROCLADIUS; PROCLADIUS CHOREUS; TANYPODINAE;

EID: 0041449664     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/aqin.20.3.165.4476     Document Type: Article

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