Ingestion and utilization of wood by the larvae of two Trichoptera species, Lasiocephala basalis (Lepidostomatidae) and Lype phaeopa (Psychomyiidae)

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-183

  Schulte, Ulf ^a   Spänhoff, Bernd ^a   Meyer, Elisabeth I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Feeding ecology; Gut content; MUF substrates

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; ENZYME; FOOD INTAKE; LARVA;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA; LASIOCEPHALA BASALIS; LEPIDOSTOMATIDAE; LYPE PHAEOPA; PSYCHOMYIIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0242411887     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0158-0169     Document Type: Article

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