The effects of leaf litter characteristics on feeding and fitness of a tropical stream shredder, Anisocentropus maculatus (Trichoptera : Calamoceratidae)

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 897-901

  Li, Aggie O Y ^a   Dudgeon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Leaf toughness; Nitrogen content

Indexed keywords

FEEDING ECOLOGY; FITNESS; FOOD QUALITY; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF LITTER; MORTALITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PUPA; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

ANISOCENTROPUS MACULATUS; CALAMOCERATIDAE; FICUS FISTULOSA; INDOCALAMUS; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR FORMOSANA; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; PANDANUS FURCATUS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 54949145400     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08120     Document Type: Article

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