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diel vertical migration — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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diel vertical migration

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 67 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on diel vertical migration with 67 nodes and 142 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Mayflies, aquatic insects, Spiders, Baetis.

Definition

Daily behavioral pattern where aquatic organisms move vertically in the water column, typically showing different activity levels during day versus night periods

Related Terms (3)

nocturnicitynocturnal driftdiel periodicity

Publications (2)

Trade-offs associated with food availability and predator avoidance behavior of a stream mayfly

The influence of predatory fish on mayfly drift: extrapolating from experiments to nature

2002Freshwater Biology

Related Concepts (10)

invertebrate drift

process2 shared papers

Predation

phenomenon2 shared papers

life-history trade-offs

theory1 shared paper

flush early and avoid the rush (FEAR) hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

foraging-vigilance trade-off

theory1 shared paper

nonconsumptive effects

process1 shared paper

chemical cues

process1 shared paper

grazer impact

process1 shared paper

diel periodicity

phenomenon1 shared paper

Carrion availability

resource1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Periphyton

Baetis bicaudatus

Baetidae2 papers

Ephemeroptera

Mayflies

Ephemeroptera2 papers

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmonidae2 papers

Baetis

Baetidae2 papers

Megarcys signata

Perlodidae2 papers

Baetidae

Baetidae2 papers

Oncorhynchus clarkii

Salmonidae1 paper

Daphnia

Daphniidae1 paper