Habitat selection by two species of burrowing mayfly nymphs in the les cheneaux Islands region of northern lake huron

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 507-514

  Blouin, Marc A ^a   Hudson, Patrick ^a   Chriscinske, Margret ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; HABITAT SELECTION; MAYFLY; SEDIMENT; WATER DEPTH;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE HURON; NORTH AMERICA;

ARTHROPODA; EPHEMERA SIMULANS; EPHEMERIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAGENIA; HEXAGENIA LIMBATA; SCAPPHODONTA;

EID: 4043086390     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2004.9664926     Document Type: Article

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