Diel vertical migration patterns in two populations of Chaoborus flavicans larvae (Diptera: Chaoboridae) in response to fish kairomones

Diel vertical migration (DVM) of larvae of the phantom midge Chaoborus flavicans (Diptera: Chaoboridae) inhabiting a fishless pond and a fish-abundant lake (Lake Nakanuma) was studied in the field and in the laboratory. In the fishless pond, dissolved oxygen concentration and water temperature were...

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Main Authors: Takayuki HANAZATO, Shigeto ODA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/169