The influence of stream water temperature on size and weight of caddisflies (Insecta, Trichoptera) along the Breitenbach 1983-1991

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-79

  Wagner, Rüdiger ^a  

^a Limnologische Fluss Station Schlitz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Along stream variability; Caddisflies; Size; Water temperature; Weight

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BREITENBACH; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HESSE; WORLD;

AGAPETUS; AGAPETUS FUSCIPES; APATANIA FIMBRIATA; DRUSUS ANNULATUS; INSECTA; PLECTROCNEMIA CONSPERSA; POTAMOPHYLAX CINGULATUS; POTAMOPHYLAX LUCTUOSUS; RHYACOPHILA FASCIATA; SERICOSTOMA PERSONATUM; SILO PALLIPES; TINODES ROSTOCKI; TRICHOPTERA; VILLOSA;

EID: 20444407692     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2005/0163-0065     Document Type: Article

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