Publication Date:
2021-07-08
Description:
A study has been made primarily of the food of the chironomid Procladius nigriventris: this includes Alona affinis, Bosmina coregoni, Camptocercus, Eucyclops serrulatus, Paracyclops fimbriatus, Acanthocyclops viridis, Harpacticoida, Diaptomus graciloides, Ostracods, Chironomus sp, Polypedilum sp and Tanytarsus sp. Chironomus larvae usually found in the gut are in their 1st or 2nd instars , though occasional 3rd instars are present. The study summarises other findings on the feeding behaviour of Procladius nigriventris.
Description:
Translated from Russian into English
Keywords:
Biology
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Ecology
;
Limnology
;
Insect larvae
;
Feeding behaviour
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Food composition
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Cannibalism
;
Procladius nigriventris
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
monograph
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
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