Global diversity of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in freshwater

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 595, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 469-475

  Currie, Douglas C ^a   Adler, Peter H ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Bloodsuckers; Filter feeders; Lotic; Sibling species; Simuliidae

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; DISEASES; ECOSYSTEMS;

BLACK FLIES; BLOODSUCKERS; BLOODSUCKING HABITS; NEMATOCEROUS DIPTERA; SIBLING SPECIES;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLY; FRESHWATER; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; PARASITIC DISEASE;

AVES; DIPTERA; MAMMALIA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM;

EID: 38149114602     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9114-1     Document Type: Review

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