Prey switching in four species of carnivorous stoneflies

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 709-720

  Elliott, J M ^a  

^a FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinocras cephalotes; Isoperla grammatica; Perla bipunctata; Perlodes microcephalus; Plecoptera

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; LARVA; PREY SELECTION;

BAETIS; BAETIS RHODANI; CEPHALOTES; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS SP.; DIAMPHIPNOIDAE; DINOCRAS; DINOCRAS CEPHALOTES; ISOPERLA; ISOPERLA GRAMMATICA; PERLA; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 2542609237     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01222.x     Document Type: Article

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