Anthropogenic impacts on aquatic insects in six streams of south Western Ghats

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Dinakaran, S ^a   Anbalagan, S ^a  

^a THE MADURA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Human impacts; Stream insects; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ECDYONURUS; EPEORUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; EUTHRAULUS; HEXAPODA; PLECOPTERA; THALEROSPHYRUS; TRICHOPTERA;

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECTS; SEASONS;

EID: 34249944376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.3701     Document Type: Article

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