Role of larval sexual dimorphism, biased sex ratios, and habitat on the energetics of a tropical chironomid

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1162-1173

  Benbow, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Secondary production; Sex dimorphism; Sex ratios; Tropical stream

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; FECUNDITY; HABITAT QUALITY; INSECT; LARVA; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; PUPA; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; STREAM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LARVA; MALE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TROPIC CLIMATE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HAWAII; LARVA; MALE; PUPA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CHIRONOMIDAE; HEXAPODA; TELMATOGETON TORRENTICOLA;

EID: 56049084678     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2008)37[1162:ROLSDB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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