Local modification of benthic flow environments by suspension-feeding stream insects

Oecologia

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 533-542

  Thomson, J R ^a,c   Clark, B D ^b   Fingerut, J T ^a   Hart, D D ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black fly; Hydrodynamics; Simuliidae; Spacing patterns; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOW VELOCITY; SPACING; STREAM; WATER FLOW; ZOOBENTHOS;

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM; SIMULIUM VITTATUM;

EID: 4344607853     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1614-3     Document Type: Article

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