Seasonality and weather conditions jointly drive flight activity patterns of aquatic and terrestrial chironomids

Seasonality and weather conditions jointly drive flight activity patterns of aquatic and terrestrial chironomids

Abstract Background Chironomids, a major invertebrate taxon in many standing freshwaters, rely on adult flight to reach new suitable sites, yet the impact of weather conditions on their flight activity is little understood. We investigated diel and seasonal flight activity patterns of aquatic and te...

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Main Authors: Lucie Vebrová, Andre van Nieuwenhuijzen, Vojtěch Kolář, David S. Boukal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Aquatic insects
Dispersal
Seasonality
Environmental conditions
Collinearity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-018-0175-y

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