| Description |
xiv, 442 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
What do we mean by freshwater invertebrates? -- Why study freshwater invertebrates? -- Classification of freshwater invertebrates -- Fundamentals of freshwater ecology -- Fundamentals of freshwater invertebrate biology -- How to study freshwater invertebrates -- Identification of different kinds -- QuickGuide to major groups of freshwater invertebrates -- Flatworms -- Leeches -- Aquatic earthworms -- Snails -- Mussels, clams -- Water mites -- Crustaceans -- True bugs -- Water beetles- adults -- Dragonflies, damselflies -- Stoneflies -- Mayflies -- Dobsonflies, fishflies, hellgrammites, alderflies -- Caddisflies -- Water beetles- larvae -- True flies -- References on identification of different kinds of freshwater invertebrates -- Information about different kinds -- Flatworms -- Segmented worms. Aquatic earthworms -- Leeches -- Mollusks. Snails -- Mussels, clams -- Arthropods. Water mites. Crustaceans. Aquatic sow bugs -- Scuds, sideswimmers -- Decapods -- Aquatic insects. Mayflies -- Dragonflies, damselflies -- Stoneflies -- True bugs -- Dobsonflies, fishflies, hellgrammites, alderflies -- Water beetles -- Caddisflies -- True flies -- References on information about different kinds of freshwater invertebrates. |
| Subject |
Freshwater invertebrates -- North America -- Identification.
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Invertebrates -- Identification.
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| ISBN |
0939923874 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780939923878 paperback alkaline paper |
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