Burrowing behavior of Chaoborus flavicans larvae and its ecological significance

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 575-581

  Gosselin, Anne ^a   Hare, Landis ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Benthos; Bioturbation; Burrowing; Chaoborus; Porewater; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIOTURBATION; BURROWING; SEDIMENT; ZOOBENTHOS;

ANIMALIA; CHAOBORIDAE; CHAOBORUS; CHAOBORUS FLAVICANS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; DIPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344064256     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468354     Document Type: Article

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