Alimentación ninfal de Leptophlebiidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) en el Caño Paso del Diablo, Venezuela
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Bello C., Carlos Luis
Cabrera F., María Isabel
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Universidad de Costa Rica
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Los hábitos alimentarios de ninfas acuáticas de 12 especies de la familia Leptophlebiidae fueron determinados en un río intermitente tropical en Venezuela. Se tomaron tres muestras mensuales de insectos acuáticos desde enero hasta junio en 1989. Se analizaron 225 contenidos de estómagos. Los resultados obtenidos fueron comparados por la clasificación de grupos funcionales de alimentación. Especies de los géneros Thraulodes y Farrodes muestran diferencias significativas en sus dietas
The food habits of aquatic nymphs of 12 species of the family Leptophlebiidae were determined in a tropical intermittent stream in Venezuela . Three monthly samples of aquatic insects were taken from January to June in 1989. Two hundred and twenty-five stomach contents were analyzed. The results obtained were compared by the functional feeding groups classification. Species of the Thraulodes and Farrodes genera show significant differences in their diets
The food habits of aquatic nymphs of 12 species of the family Leptophlebiidae were determined in a tropical intermittent stream in Venezuela . Three monthly samples of aquatic insects were taken from January to June in 1989. Two hundred and twenty-five stomach contents were analyzed. The results obtained were compared by the functional feeding groups classification. Species of the Thraulodes and Farrodes genera show significant differences in their diets
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aquatic insects, leptophlebiidae, food habits, functional feeding groups, neotropics