Life-history variation in three coexisting species of carnid flies (Diptera: Carnidae), Carnus hemapterus, Hemeromyia anthracina and Hemeromyia longirostris

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 347-353

  Valera, Francisco ^a   Martín Vivaldi, Manuel ^b   Carles Tolrá, Miguel ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carnidae; Carnus hemapterus; Coexistence; Diapause; Diptera; Emergence; Hemeromyia; Seasonal cycles; Temporal and spatial segregation

Indexed keywords

FLY; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY;

AVES; CARNIDAE; CARNUS; CARNUS HEMAPTERUS; DIPTERA; HEMEROMYIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33744484509     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.045     Document Type: Article

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