Functional feeding habits of Chironomidae larvae (Insecta, Diptera) in a lotic system from Midwestern region of São Paulo State, Brazil
Fabio Laurindo da Silva, S. Ruiz, G. L. Bochini, D. C. Moreira
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Functional feeding habits of Chironomidae larvae in a lotic system from Mid-western region of Sao Paulo State, Brazil were analyzed and Collectors were the dominant organisms, following by shredders and predators.
Abstract
Functional feeding habits of Chironomidae larvae (Insecta, Diptera) in a lotic system from Mid-western region of Sao Paulo State, Brazil were analyzed. Collectors were the dominant organisms, repre-sented by genera Chironomus, Fissimentum and Cryptochironomus, following by shredders and predators.
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SILVA, Fabio Laurindo da, et al. Functional feeding habits of chironomidae larvae (insecta, diptera) in a lotic system from midwestern region of são paulo state, Brazil. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 2008: 135–141.