Trait patterns of aquatic insects across gradients of flow-related factors: A multivariate analysis of Canadian national data

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 670-680

  Horrigan, Nelli ^a   Baird, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INSECT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 41649090173     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-191     Document Type: Article

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