Stable isotope analysis identifies morphologically indistinguishable caddisflies

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-404

  Winterbourn, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Nitrogen stable isotopes; Olinga; Species discrimination; Stream insects; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISPERSAL; FLY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAMWATER;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CASS; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

CONOESUCIDAE; HEXAPODA; OLINGA; OLINGA FEREDAYI; OLINGA JEANAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 39049091139     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330709509930     Document Type: Article

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