Stomach content analyses of Simulium perflavum Roubaud 1906 (Diptera: Simuliidae) larvae from streams in Central Amazônia, Brazil

Stomach contents of Simulium perflavum Roubaud larvae were analyzed and compared with plankton and periphyton collected in five streams, in Central Amazonia (Manaus and Presidente Figueiredo counties), in Sep./Oct.1996 (dry season) and Feb./Mar. 1997 (rainy season). A total of 1,400 last-instar larv...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Yamile B Alencar, Thelma A Veiga Ludwig, Climéia C Soares, Neusa Hamada
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-05-01
Subjects:	aquatic insects black fly diatoms microalgae stomach contents Amazônia Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000400020