Sex ratio and maturity indicate the local dispersal and mortality of adult stoneflies

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1543-1551

  Petersen, I ^a   Masters, Z ^b   Ormerod, S J ^b   Hildrew, A G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Maturity; Plecoptera; Population dynamics; Population markers; Streams

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; STONEFLY; STREAM; SURVIVAL; TRAPPING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEUCTRA NIGRA; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 33746237790     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01589.x     Document Type: Article

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