Sex-specific life-history responses to seasonal time constraints in an alpine caddisfly

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-180

  Shama, Lisa N S ^a   Robinson, Christopher T ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aquatic insect; Hydroperiod; Photoperiod; Plasticity; Protandry; Temporary stream; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

ALLOGAMUS UNCATUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 32044462303     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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