Digestive tract and leaf processing capacity of the stream invertebrate Tipula lateralis

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1087-1095

  Canhoto, C ^a   Graca M A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBOHYDRATES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROTEINS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES; LEAF PROCESSING CAPACITY; MICROBIAL COUNTS; TIPULA LATERALIS;

ECOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; DETRITIVORY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STREAM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETULACEAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; INVERTEBRATA; TIPULA LATERALIS;

EID: 33845372842     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-092     Document Type: Article

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