[Nymphal feeding of Leptophlebiidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) in the Caño Paso del Diablo, Venezuela].

Authors :: Bello CL
Cabrera MI
Source :: Revista de biologia tropical [Rev Biol Trop] 2001 Sep-Dec; Vol. 49 (3-4), pp. 999-1003.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: The food habits of aquatic nymphs of 12 species of the family Leptophlebiidae were determined in a tropical intermittent stream in Venezuela. Three monthly samples of aquatic insects were taken from January to June in 1989. Two hundred and twenty-five stomach contents were analyzed. The results obtained were compared by the functional feeding groups classification. Species of the Thraulodes and Farrodes genera show significant differences in their diets.

Subjects :: Animals
Feeding Behavior
Fresh Water
Gastrointestinal Contents chemistry
Insecta classification
Nymph physiology
Venezuela
Diet
Insecta physiology

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