The effects of willow and eucalypt leaves on feeding preference and growth of some Australian aquatic macroinvertebrates

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 593-598

  Yeates, Lorilee V ^a,b   Barmuta, Leon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detritivore; Feeding ecology; Invertebrate benthos; Leptoceridae; Leptophlebiidae; Multichoice feeding trials; Planorbidae; Selection index; Shredder

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944375264     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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