A geometric morphometric approach to establish body-shape trait criteria for aquatic insects

Freshwater Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 978-994

  Orlofske, Jessica M ^a   Baird, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomonitoring; ecohydraulics; Ephemeroptera; Odonata; Plecoptera; trait states; trait variation; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906701779     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676912     Document Type: Article

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