Prey switching in Rhyacophila dorsalis (Trichoptera) alters with larval instar

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 913-924

  Elliott, J M ^a  

^a FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Feeding; Functional response; Rhyacophila; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIEL MIGRATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR BY FOOD OR NUTRITIONAL SOURCE; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE;

BAETIS; BAETIS RHODANI; CHIRONOMIDAE; RHYACOPHILA; RHYACOPHILA DORSALIS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 33645866165     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01549.x     Document Type: Article

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