The effects of leaf toughness on feeding preference by two Tasmanian shredders

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 636, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 173-178

  Ratnarajah, L ^a   Barmuta, L A ^b  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Eucalyptus; Multichoice feeding trials; Pomaderris apetala; Shredders

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; AMPHIPODA; CAENOTA PLICATA; CALOCIDAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS OBLIQUA; INVERTEBRATA; POMADERRIS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84940023249     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9946-y     Document Type: Article

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