Microgeographic life history variation in an alpine caddisfly: Plasticity in response to seasonal time constraints

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 150-164

  Shama, Lisa N S ^a,b   Robinson, Christopher T ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Converse Bergmann; Countergradient variation; Hydroperiod; Photoperiod; Temporary stream

Indexed keywords

TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 57449084899     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02102.x     Document Type: Article

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