Winter growth, development, and emergence of Diamesa mendotae (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Minnesota streams

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 250-259

  Bouchard Jr , R W ^a   Ferrington Jr , L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ enclosures; Instantaneous growth rate; Surface floating pupal exuviae; Winter active

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCE; FLY; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; PUPA; STREAM; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; LARVA; MINNESOTA; RIVERS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIAMESA MENDOTAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 61849142073     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0131     Document Type: Article

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