Ash-free dry mass (AFDM) values are presented for the adult stage of 63 caddisfly species commonly found throughout the northcentral US. Weights ranged from 0.01 mg for the smallest species to 7.22 mg for the largest. These values represent the first published data on the AFDM of the adult stage of Trichoptera, and can be used in other studies for more precise assessments of stream conditions without destruction of specimens. This increased precision is demonstrated herein by re-analyzing a previously published data set.
- Ash-free dry mass values for northcentral USA caddisflies (Insecta, Trichoptera)
- David C Houghton - Hillsdale Coll, Dept Biol, 33 East Coll St, Hillsdale, MI 49242 USARyan Lardner - Hillsdale Coll, Dept Biol, 33 East Coll St, Hillsdale, MI 49242 USA
- ZooKeys, Vol.2020(951), pp.37-46
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- US Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results Fellowship Huron Mountains Wildlife Foundation Hillsdale College biology department Minnesota Nongame Research Program
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