Life strategies of 3 Perlodidae species (Plecoptera) in a Mediterranean seasonal stream in southern Europe

Comparative Study of the Nymphal Biology

Comparative Study of the Nymphal Biology of Two Coexisting Species of Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) in a Mediterranean Stream in Southern Europe

✍ Manuel Jesús López-Rodríguez; José Manuel Tierno de Figueroa; Javier Alba-Terced 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 279 KB

## Abstract We study the life history, nymphal feeding and secondary production of two leptophlebiid mayfly species (__Habrophlebia eldae__ and __Paraleptophlebia submarginata__). They cohabit in a Mediterranean stream and present a very high niche overlap in terms of trophic resources. The life cy