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Caddis larvae (Trichoptera) as predators of fish eggs
Author(s) -
FOX PETER J.
Publication year - 1978
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.1365-2427.1978.tb01455.x
Subject(s) - predation , larva , biology , cottus , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , fishery
SUMMARY. Eggs of bullhead ( Cottus gobio ) were found with damaged shells and with the contents removed. Experiments in laboratory aquaria indicated that the damage was caused by caddis larvae and that the type of caddis involved in egg predation might be identified by the nature of the shell damage.