Life history of Sialis (Megaloptera: Sialidae) in a lentic and lotic ecosystem in Central Texas

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-62

  Locklin, Jason L ^a,d   Arsuffi, Thomas L ^b   Bowles, David E ^c  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Temple College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARVA; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MEGALOPTERA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); OSTRACODA; SIALIDAE; SIALIS; SIALIS ITASCA; SIALIS VELATA;

EID: 32644434474     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)155[0050:LHOSMS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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