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On the food of Chironomus costatus (Chironomidae: Diptera) from a shallow freshwater pond in South India
Author(s) -
ALFRED J. R. B.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
freshwater biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2427
pISSN - 0046-5070
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1974.tb00102.x
Subject(s) - chironomidae , chironomus , larva , biology , ecology , midge , zoology
Summary A study has been made of the feeding of Chironomus costatus in a temporary fresh‐water pond in South India. It was found that, irrespective of the size of the larvae, the food composition was the same. The larvae were non‐selective feeders in that the organisms enumerated in the water were also found in the gut.