Instar determination, length-mass and length-length relationships for the larvae of Chaoborus punctipennis Say from a southeastern (USA) cooling reservoir

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-168

  Chimney, Michael J ^a   Herring, Mary K ^a   Bowers, James A ^b  

^a Westinghouse Savannah River Co ^*  (United States)

^b SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Chaoborus punctipennis; Instar determination; Length length regression; Length mass regression; Mass estimate

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COOLING; INSECT; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; RESERVOIR;

CHAOBORUS PUNCTIPENNIS;

EID: 34848895425     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0168-0163     Document Type: Article

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