Assemblage-level estimation of nontanypodine chironomid growth and production in a southern Illinois stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 444-452

  Walther, Denise A ^a   Whiles, Matt R ^a   Flinn, Michael B ^a   Butler, David W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Chironomidae; Growth; Macroinvertebrate; Midge; Secondary production; Stream; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FRESHWATER; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; INSECT; LARVA; REARING; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

APPALACHIANS; ILLINOIS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINI; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; ORTHOCLADIINAE; TANYTARSINI;

EID: 33744814640     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[444:AEONCG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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