Incidence of mentum deformities in midge larvae (Diptera:Chironomidae) from Northern Nova Scotia, Canada

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 563, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 277-287

  MacDonald, Erin E ^a   Taylor, Barry R ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Deformities; Litter decomposition; Midges; Sediment quality; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DEFORMITIES; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MIDGES; SEDIMENT QUALITY;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOINDICATOR; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LARVA; LEAF LITTER; RURAL AREA; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; DIAMESINAE; DIPTERA; ORTHOCLADIINAE;

EID: 33646674899     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0012-8     Document Type: Article

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