Temperature and nutrient availability interact to mediate growth and body stoichiometry in a detritivorous stream insect

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1820-1830

  Kendrick, Michael R ^a   Benstead, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Detritus; Ecological stoichiometry; Homoeostasis; Phosphorus; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; HEXAPODA; PYCNOPSYCHE GENTILIS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84880040680     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12170     Document Type: Article

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