Chironomidae assemblages of temporary streams of the Mediterranean island of Majorca (Spain)

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-128

  Álvarez, Maruxa ^a   Langton, Peter H ^b   Pardo, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chironomids; Endemicity; Mediterranean island; Temporary stream

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINAE; DIPTERA; ORTHOCLADIINAE; TANYPODINAE;

EID: 77953585239     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: 17444152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650424.2010.483233     Document Type: Article

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