Physical properties of Hydropsyche siltalai (Trichoptera) net silk

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 771-779

  Brown, Sarah A ^a   Ruxton, Graeme D ^a   Humphries, Stuart ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breaking strain; Extensibility; Hydropsyche siltalai; Stress; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FILTER FEEDER; GEOMETRY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

HYDROPSYCHE; HYDROPSYCHE SILTALAI; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 9644272293     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2004)023<0771:PPOHST>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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