Life Histories Behavior and Space Partitioning in Selected Species of Western North American Plecoptera
Five species of stoneflies (Zapada haysi, Plumiperla diversa, Taenionema pacificum, Isoperla petersoni, Arcynopteryx compacta) from the North Slope and Interior of Alaska were examined for seasonal patterns of emergence of adults and growth of nymphs. Generally growth was retarded during the winter...
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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc331949 2023-05-15T17:40:13+02:00 Life Histories Behavior and Space Partitioning in Selected Species of Western North American Plecoptera Hassage, Rodney Lynn, 1947- Stewart, Kenneth W. Zimmerman, Earl G. Beitinger, Thomas L. Dickson, Kenneth L. Donahue, Manus J. Brady, William Thomas United States - Alaska United States - New Mexico 1988-08 vii, 105 leaves: ill. Text http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331949/ English eng University of North Texas local-cont-no: 1002714832-Hassage call-no: 379 N81d no.2874 untcat: b1437208 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331949/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc331949 Public Hassage, Rodney Lynn, 1947- Copyright Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. stoneflies growth patterns seasonal patterns interspecies interaction intraspecies interaction Stoneflies -- Alaska Stoneflies -- New Mexico Thesis or Dissertation 1988 ftunivnotexas 2015-11-14T23:11:04Z Five species of stoneflies (Zapada haysi, Plumiperla diversa, Taenionema pacificum, Isoperla petersoni, Arcynopteryx compacta) from the North Slope and Interior of Alaska were examined for seasonal patterns of emergence of adults and growth of nymphs. Generally growth was retarded during the winter in this region, and all species except I. petersoni completed growth prior to January. The life cycles of six stonefly species (Prostoia besametsa, Triznaka signata, Sweltsa coloradensis. Isoperla fulva, Skwala parallela, Claassenia sabulosa) are described from northern New Mexico. In this region growth was generally less retarded during the winter than in Alaska; P. besametsa completed all nymphal growth during late fall and winter. Drumming behavior of a Colorado population of Pteronarcella badia was described using an evolutionary framework to explain the maintenance of signal variation in this species. Laboratory experiments were used to explore the effect of intraspecific and interspecific interactions on spatial partitioning in P. badia and Claassenia sabulosa. P. badia exhibited clumping and distributed itself as the surface area of substrate in low densities; however, in the presence of C. sabulosa its distribution was random and different from available surface area. A field study was used to examine spatial partitioning by three New Mexico stonefly species (I_. fulva, P. besametsa, T. signata) and to ascertain patterns of microdistribution relating to several abiotic and biotic factors. Generally, there was an interaction of the measured abiotic parameters (current, water temperature, time) with nymphal size. Additionally, void space and sample volume were successfully used to compare biotic densities among leaf and mineral substrates, which were higher in leaf packs than in mineral substrates. Thesis north slope Alaska University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library |
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Five species of stoneflies (Zapada haysi, Plumiperla diversa, Taenionema pacificum, Isoperla petersoni, Arcynopteryx compacta) from the North Slope and Interior of Alaska were examined for seasonal patterns of emergence of adults and growth of nymphs. Generally growth was retarded during the winter in this region, and all species except I. petersoni completed growth prior to January. The life cycles of six stonefly species (Prostoia besametsa, Triznaka signata, Sweltsa coloradensis. Isoperla fulva, Skwala parallela, Claassenia sabulosa) are described from northern New Mexico. In this region growth was generally less retarded during the winter than in Alaska; P. besametsa completed all nymphal growth during late fall and winter. Drumming behavior of a Colorado population of Pteronarcella badia was described using an evolutionary framework to explain the maintenance of signal variation in this species. Laboratory experiments were used to explore the effect of intraspecific and interspecific interactions on spatial partitioning in P. badia and Claassenia sabulosa. P. badia exhibited clumping and distributed itself as the surface area of substrate in low densities; however, in the presence of C. sabulosa its distribution was random and different from available surface area. A field study was used to examine spatial partitioning by three New Mexico stonefly species (I_. fulva, P. besametsa, T. signata) and to ascertain patterns of microdistribution relating to several abiotic and biotic factors. Generally, there was an interaction of the measured abiotic parameters (current, water temperature, time) with nymphal size. Additionally, void space and sample volume were successfully used to compare biotic densities among leaf and mineral substrates, which were higher in leaf packs than in mineral substrates. |
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Stewart, Kenneth W. Zimmerman, Earl G. Beitinger, Thomas L. Dickson, Kenneth L. Donahue, Manus J. Brady, William Thomas |
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Hassage, Rodney Lynn, 1947- |
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Hassage, Rodney Lynn, 1947- |
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Life Histories Behavior and Space Partitioning in Selected Species of Western North American Plecoptera |
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Life Histories Behavior and Space Partitioning in Selected Species of Western North American Plecoptera |
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Life Histories Behavior and Space Partitioning in Selected Species of Western North American Plecoptera |
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Life Histories Behavior and Space Partitioning in Selected Species of Western North American Plecoptera |
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Life Histories Behavior and Space Partitioning in Selected Species of Western North American Plecoptera |
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life histories behavior and space partitioning in selected species of western north american plecoptera |
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University of North Texas |
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1988 |
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http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331949/ |
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United States - Alaska United States - New Mexico |
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north slope Alaska |
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local-cont-no: 1002714832-Hassage call-no: 379 N81d no.2874 untcat: b1437208 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331949/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc331949 |
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Public Hassage, Rodney Lynn, 1947- Copyright Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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