Functional feeding habits of Chironomidae larvae (Insecta, Diptera) in a lotic system from Midwestern region of São Paulo State, Brazil

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Date

2008-08-01

Registration in:

Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, v. 3, n. 2, p. 135-141, 2008.

1809-9009

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/70516

2-s2.0-48249116727

2-s2.0-48249116727.pdf

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/2557465

Author

Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

Universidade Paulista (UNIP)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Institutions

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Brasil)

Abstract

Functional feeding habits of Chironomidae larvae (Insecta, Diptera) in a lotic system from Mid-western region of São Paulo State, Brazil were analyzed. Collectors were the dominant organisms, repre-sented by genera Chironomus, Fissimentum and Cryptochironomus, following by shredders and predators.

Subjects

Diet

Food habits

Functional feeding groups

Gut contents

Chironomidae

Cryptochironomus

Diptera

Insecta

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