Patterns of composition and abundance in macroinvertebrate egg masses from temperate Australian streams

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-56

  Reich, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Life history; Oviposition; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EGG; LIFE HISTORY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; OVIPOSITION; RECRUITMENT;

ACHERON RIVER; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; HYDROBIOSIDAE; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; HYDROPTILIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; TRICHOPTERA; VICTORIA;

EID: 1642414356     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF03129     Document Type: Article

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