Survival strategies of chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) living in temporary habitats: A review

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 459-465

  Frouz, Jan ^a,b   Matěna, Josef ^b   Ali, Arshad ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Desiccation frost; Insect ecology; Metapopulation; Midges; Resistance; Source sink habitats

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DESICCATION; EPHEMERAL POOL; LIFE HISTORY; RECOLONIZATION;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 1642423637     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.069     Document Type: Article

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