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Baetis

Common names: baetid mayfly, mayflies

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Ephemeroptera > Baetidae

Regional status: native

Roles: study subject, threatened species

ITIS TSN: 100800

Synonyms: Baetis, mayfly, mayflies

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 87 | Mentions: 91

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 75 entities)

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Publications (87)

student_paper

Understanding aquatic insect oviposition to increase aquatic insect recruitment rates

2025Role: text_match

article

What sexual diversity in the natural world can teach humans about sex, gender, and inclusive biology

2024BioScienceRole: text_match

student_paper

How beaver pond age affects aquatic invertebrates

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

Energy Fluxes of Terrestrial and Aquatic Invertebrates in the East River

2021Role: text_match

article

From Insects to Frogs, Egg–Juvenile Recruitment Can Have Persistent Effects on Population Sizes

2021Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and SystematicsRole: text_match

student_paper

Exploring effects of proliferation of Didymosphenia geminata on abundance and coexistence of Rhyacophila species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

2020Role: text_match

article

Nonconsumptive effects of Brook Trout predators reduce secondary production of mayfly prey

2020Freshwater ScienceRole: study subject

student_paper

The impact of </Didymosphenia geminata> on the community structures of invertebrates in streams around the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab

Documents (4)

technical report

Some Factors Historically Affecting The Distribution and Abundance of Fishes In The Gunnison River

Co-occurring Species

Baetis bicaudatus

Baetidae91 shared papers

Baetidae

Baetidae91 shared papers

Mayflies

Ephemeroptera78 shared papers

Ephemeroptera

55 shared papers

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmonidae44 shared papers

Megarcys signata

Perlodidae40 shared papers

insects

39 shared papers

Aquatic Insect (general)

39 shared papers

aquatic insects

39 shared papers

Perlodidae

Perlodidae36 shared papers

2020Role: text_match

student_paper

Exploring mechanisms explaining coexistence patterns of Rhyacophila species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

2019Role: text_match

article

Mayflies avoid sweets: fish skin mucus amino sugars stimulate predator avoidance behaviour of Baetis larvae

2019Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

student_paper

Seasonal Progression of Algal Development and Quality in Streams that Vary in Timing of Springtime Peak Flow

2019Role: text_match

thesis

Stoichiometry and infectious disease: Linking chemical elements and parasitic interactions

2019Role: text_match

thesis

Host-parasite ecology of Baetis bicaudatus mayflies and Gasteromermis sp. nematodes in high-altitude streams

2018Role: text_match

student_paper

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Coexistence in Closely Related Rhyacophila (Trichoptera) Species

2018Role: text_match

student_paper

Species Co-occurrence Patterns and Mechanisms for Rhyacophila in High-Altitude Streams

2017Role: text_match

student_paper

Influence of Parasitism on Consumer Driven Nutrient Recycling by Aquatic Insects

2016Role: text_match

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Do Stream Mayflies Exhibit Trade-Offs Between Food Acquisition and Predator Avoidance Behaviors?

2014Freshwater ScienceRole: text_match

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Origin and specificity of predatory fish cues detected by Baetis larvae (Ephemeroptera; Insecta)

2014Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

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Costs of predator-induced phenotypic plasticity: A graphical model for predicting the contribution of non-consumptive and consumptive effects of predators on prey

2013OecologiaRole: text_match

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Nutrient limitation controls the strength of behavioral trophic cascades in high elevation streams

2013EcosphereRole: text_match

student_paper

The effect of long-term metal exposure and mermithid parasitism on behavior and predation of nymphal Baetis bicaudatus by Megarcys signata

2013Role: text_match

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Ecosystem engineering by beavers affects mayfly life histories

2011Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

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The Ecology of Place

2011Role: text_match

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The Ecology of Place

2011Role: text_match

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The influence of recruitment on within-generation population dynamics of a mayfly

2011EcosphereRole: text_match

student_paper

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

2011Role: text_match

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Why do vulnerable mayflies thrive in trout streams?

2011American EntomologistRole: text_match

thesis

Ecological stoichiomety of consumer-resource interaction in lotic food webs

2010Role: text_match

thesis

Beaver pond morphology as a tool for predicting changes downstream

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Macroinvertebrate excretion rates and their contribution to nutrient cycling in a rocky mountain stream

2009Role: text_match

article

Consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators on metacommunities of competing prey

2008EcologyRole: text_match

article

Hydraulic and geomorphic effects on mayfly drift in high-gradient streams at moderate discharges

2008EcohydrologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Impact of light availability on benthic algal assemblages and invertebrate species composition

2008Role: text_match

student_paper

Linking drift and benthic density along fishless to fish transitions in Rocky Mountain streams

2008Role: text_match

article

Predator effects on prey population dynamics in open systems

2008OecologiaRole: text_match

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A comparative study of the cost of alternative mayfly oviposition behaviors.

2007Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: text_match

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Effects of larval energetic resources on life history and adult allocation patterns in a caddisfly (Trichoptera: Phryganeidae)

2007Ecological EntomologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of single and terraced beaver ponds on benthic macroinvertebrate communities

2007Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of the nuisance diatom Didymosphenia geminata on invertebrates in a Rocky Mountain stream

2007Role: study subject

article

Emergence cues of a mayfly in a high-altitude stream ecosystem: Potential response to climate change

2006Ecological ApplicationsRole: text_match

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Methods in Stream Ecology

2006Role: text_match

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Selective oviposition by the mayfly Baetis bicaudatus

2006OecologiaRole: text_match

article

Are populations of mayflies living in adjacent fish and fishless streams genetically differentiated?

2005Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Comparing predator-induced changes in stream insects with varying vulnerabilities to risk of predation

2004Role: text_match

article

Predator-induced resource heterogeneity in a stream food web

2004EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Emergence cues of Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in a high altitude stream system

2003Role: text_match

article

Genetic structure in a montane mayfly Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), from the Rocky Mountains, Colorado

2003Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

article

Lack of appropriate behavioral or development responses by mayfly larvae to trout predators

2003EcologyRole: text_match

article

Measuring dispersal in a metapopulation using stable isotope enrichment: high rates of sex-biased disperal between patches in a mayfly population

2003OikosRole: text_match

article

Induced morphological defenses in the wild: predator effects on a mayfly, Drunella coloradensis

2002EcologyRole: text_match

article

Predator chemicals induce changes in mayfly life history traits: a whole-stream manipulation

2002EcologyRole: text_match

article

Reach-scale Manipulations show invertebrate grazers depress algal resources in streams

2002Limnology and OceanographyRole: text_match

article

Swarming and mating behavior of a mayfly Baetis bicaudatus suggest stabilizing selection for male body size

2002Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: text_match

article

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

2002Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

article

Sampling stream invertebrates using electroshocking techniques: implications for basic and applied research

2001Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceRole: text_match

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Variation in mayfly size at metamorphosis as a developmental response to risk of predation

2001EcologyRole: text_match

article

Hydrologic and behavioral constraints on oviposition of stream insects: implications for adult dispersal

2000OecologiaRole: text_match

article

Criteria determining behavioural responses to multiple predators by a stream mayfly

1999OikosRole: text_match

article

Rapid size-specific changes in the drift of Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera) caused by alterations in fish odour concentration

1999OecologiaRole: text_match

article

Two new Harpellales living in Ephemeroptera nymphs in Colorado Rocky Mountain streams

1999MycologiaRole: text_match

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Effects of size at metamorphosis on stonefly fecundity, longevity, and reproductive success

1998OecologiaRole: text_match

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Fitness and community consequences of avoiding multiple predators

1998OecologiaRole: text_match

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Life histories and the strengths of species interactions: combining mortality, growth, and fecundity effects

1998EcologyRole: text_match

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The effect of mermithid parasitism on predation of nymphal Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera) by invertebrates

1997OecologiaRole: text_match

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Alternative predator avoidance syndromes of stream-dwelling mayfly larvae

1996EcologyRole: text_match

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Differential behavioural responses of mayflies from stream with and without fish to trout odour

1996Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

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The effect of the mermithid parasite Gasteromermis sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) on the drift behaviour of its mayfly host, Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae): a trade-off between avoiding pred

1996Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

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The infection of nymphal Baetis bicaudatus by the mermithid nematode Gasteromermis sp

1996Ecological EntomologyRole: text_match

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Estimates of mayfly mortality: is stonefly predation a significant source?

1995OikosRole: text_match

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Microhabitat and activity periodicity of predatory stoneflies and their mayfly prey in a western Colorado stream

1995OikosRole: text_match

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Consequences and plasticity of the specialized predatory behavior of stream-dwelling stonefly larvae

1994EcologyRole: text_match

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Diel feeding and positioning periodicity of a grazing mayfly in a trout stream and a fishless stream

1994Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceRole: text_match

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Sublethal consequences of stream-dwelling predatory stoneflies on mayfly growth and fecundity

1993EcologyRole: text_match

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A field test of resource depression by predatory stonefly larvae

1991OikosRole: text_match

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Prey exchange rates and the impact of predators on prey populations in streams

1990EcologyRole: text_match

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Stonefly predation along a hydraulic gradient: a test of the harsh-benign hypothesis

1990Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

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Distances travelled by drifting mayfly nymphs: factors influencing return to the substrate

1989Journal of the North American Benthological SocietyRole: text_match

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Early warning lowers risk of stonefly predation for a vulnerable mayfly

1989OikosRole: text_match

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Stonefly nymphs hydrodynamic cues to discriminate between prey

1989OecologiaRole: text_match

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Mayfly cerci as defense against stonefly predation: deflection and detection

1987OikosRole: text_match

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Prey preference of stoneflies: sedentary vs. mobile prey

1987OikosRole: text_match

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The quantification of stream drift

1985Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceRole: text_match

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The size composition of invertebrate drift in a Rocky Mountain stream

1984OikosRole: text_match

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Predator-prey interactions between stoneflies and mayflies: behavioral observations

1980EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Observations of Baetis bicaudatus and Rithrogena hageni in Coal Creek above and below the discharge of effluent from the Keystone Mine

1979Role: text_match

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Trout predation and the size composition of stream drift

1978Limnology and OceanographyRole: text_match

student_paper

Size differences in Baetis

1974Role: text_match

Baetis

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 75 entities)

Publications (87)

Understanding aquatic insect oviposition to increase aquatic insect recruitment rates

What sexual diversity in the natural world can teach humans about sex, gender, and inclusive biology

How beaver pond age affects aquatic invertebrates

Energy Fluxes of Terrestrial and Aquatic Invertebrates in the East River

From Insects to Frogs, Egg–Juvenile Recruitment Can Have Persistent Effects on Population Sizes

Exploring effects of proliferation of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> on abundance and coexistence of <i>Rhyacophila</i> species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

Nonconsumptive effects of Brook Trout predators reduce secondary production of mayfly prey

The impact of </Didymosphenia geminata> on the community structures of invertebrates in streams around the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab

Documents (4)

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Effect of Keystone Mine Effluent on Colonization of Stream Benthos

Mount Emmons Aquatic Ecology Baseline Studies

Some Factors Historically Affecting The Distribution and Abundance of Fishes In The Gunnison River

Co-occurring Species

Baetis bicaudatus

Baetidae

Mayflies

Ephemeroptera

Salvelinus fontinalis

Megarcys signata

insects

Aquatic Insect (general)

aquatic insects

Perlodidae

Exploring mechanisms explaining coexistence patterns of <i> Rhyacophila </i> species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

Mayflies avoid sweets: fish skin mucus amino sugars stimulate predator avoidance behaviour of <i> Baetis </i> larvae

Seasonal Progression of Algal Development and Quality in Streams that Vary in Timing of Springtime Peak Flow

Stoichiometry and infectious disease: Linking chemical elements and parasitic interactions

Host-parasite ecology of <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> mayflies and <i>Gasteromermis sp.</i> nematodes in high-altitude streams

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Coexistence in Closely Related <i>Rhyacophila</i> (Trichoptera) Species

Species Co-occurrence Patterns and Mechanisms for <i>Rhyacophila</i> in High-Altitude Streams

Influence of Parasitism on Consumer Driven Nutrient Recycling by Aquatic Insects

Do Stream Mayflies Exhibit Trade-Offs Between Food Acquisition and Predator Avoidance Behaviors?

Origin and specificity of predatory fish cues detected by Baetis larvae (<i>Ephemeroptera; Insecta</i>)

Costs of predator-induced phenotypic plasticity: A graphical model for predicting the contribution of non-consumptive and consumptive effects of predators on prey

Nutrient limitation controls the strength of behavioral trophic cascades in high elevation streams

The effect of long-term metal exposure and mermithid parasitism on behavior and predation of nymphal <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> by <i>Megarcys signata</i>

Ecosystem engineering by beavers affects mayfly life histories

The Ecology of Place

The Ecology of Place

The influence of recruitment on within-generation population dynamics of a mayfly

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

Why do vulnerable mayflies thrive in trout streams?

Ecological stoichiomety of consumer-resource interaction in lotic food webs

Beaver pond morphology as a tool for predicting changes downstream

Macroinvertebrate excretion rates and their contribution to nutrient cycling in a rocky mountain stream

Consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators on metacommunities of competing prey

Hydraulic and geomorphic effects on mayfly drift in high-gradient streams at moderate discharges

Impact of light availability on benthic algal assemblages and invertebrate species composition

Linking drift and benthic density along fishless to fish transitions in Rocky Mountain streams

Predator effects on prey population dynamics in open systems

A comparative study of the cost of alternative mayfly oviposition behaviors.

Effects of larval energetic resources on life history and adult allocation patterns in a caddisfly (Trichoptera: Phryganeidae)

Effects of single and terraced beaver ponds on benthic macroinvertebrate communities

Effects of the nuisance diatom <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> on invertebrates in a Rocky Mountain stream

Emergence cues of a mayfly in a high-altitude stream ecosystem: Potential response to climate change

Methods in Stream Ecology

Selective oviposition by the mayfly <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i>

Are populations of mayflies living in adjacent fish and fishless streams genetically differentiated?

Comparing predator-induced changes in stream insects with varying vulnerabilities to risk of predation

Predator-induced resource heterogeneity in a stream food web

Emergence cues of <i></i>Baetis bicaudatus<i></i> (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in a high altitude stream system

Genetic structure in a montane mayfly <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), from the Rocky Mountains, Colorado

Lack of appropriate behavioral or development responses by mayfly larvae to trout predators

Measuring dispersal in a metapopulation using stable isotope enrichment: high rates of sex-biased disperal between patches in a mayfly population

Induced morphological defenses in the wild: predator effects on a mayfly, <i>Drunella coloradensis</i>

Predator chemicals induce changes in mayfly life history traits: a whole-stream manipulation

Reach-scale Manipulations show invertebrate grazers depress algal resources in streams

Swarming and mating behavior of a mayfly <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> suggest stabilizing selection for male body size

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

Sampling stream invertebrates using electroshocking techniques: implications for basic and applied research

Variation in mayfly size at metamorphosis as a developmental response to risk of predation

Hydrologic and behavioral constraints on oviposition of stream insects: implications for adult dispersal

Criteria determining behavioural responses to multiple predators by a stream mayfly

Rapid size-specific changes in the drift of <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> (Ephemeroptera) caused by alterations in fish odour concentration

Two new Harpellales living in Ephemeroptera nymphs in Colorado Rocky Mountain streams

Effects of size at metamorphosis on stonefly fecundity, longevity, and reproductive success