Physiological tolerance ranges of larval Caenis latipennis (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) in response to fluctuations in dissolved oxygen concentration, pH and temperature

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-130

  Puckett, Robert T ^a,b   Cook, Jerry L ^a  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENIDAE; CAENIS; CAENIS LATIPENNIS; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 7644239566     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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