The role of larval cases in reducing aggression and cannibalism among caddisflies in temporary wetlands

Wetlands

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 777-783

  Wissinger, Scott A ^a,b   Eldermire, Charles ^a   Whissel, John C ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Caddisflies; Cannibalism; Detritus; Habitat drying; Limnephilidae; Phryganeidae; Temporary wetlands; Time constraints

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CADDISFLY; CANNIBALISM; DIET; PREDATION; WETLAND;

AGRYPNIA DEFLATA; ANIMALIA; ASYNARCHUS; ASYNARCHUS NIGRICULUS; HESPEROPHYLAX OCCIDENTALIS; INVERTEBRATA; LIMNEPHILIDAE; LIMNEPHILUS; LIMNEPHILUS EXTERNUS; LIMNEPHILUS PICTURATUS; LIMNEPHILUS SECLUDENS; PHRYGANEIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 25144457512     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2004)024[0777:TROLCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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