Diet and functional feeding groups of Chironomidae (Diptera) in the Middle Paraná River floodplain (Argentina)

The gut contents of nine genera of benthic Chironominae and Tanypodinae from the Middle Paraná River floodplain habitats (a lake and a secondary channel) were analyzed to determine their feeding patterns and functional feeding groups. Amorphous detritus, animal and vegetal tissues, and mineral mater...

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Main Authors: M. Celeste Galizzi, Florencia Zilli, Mercedes Marchese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2012-06-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212012000200001&lng=en&tlng=en