Diurnal stream drift of Benthic macroinvertebrates on the small oceanic island of Dominica, West Indies

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-252

  Bass, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baetidae; Diel perodiocity; Leptohyphes; Simulium; Smicridea cariba

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DRIFT; DIEL VARIATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PERIODICITY; STREAM;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES;

BAETIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOHYPHES; SMICRIDEA; SMICRIDEA CARIBA;

EID: 4344678047     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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