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Megarcys signata

Common names: stonefly

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Plecoptera > Perlodidae

Roles: predator, study subject, competitor

ITIS TSN: 103111

Synonyms: Megarcys, predatory stonefly, M. signata, predatory stoneflies, Megarcys signata, water mite larvae

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 58 | Mentions: 64

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 69 entities)

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Publications (64)

student_paper

How beaver pond age affects aquatic invertebrates

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2020Role: text_match

thesis

Stoichiometry and infectious disease: Linking chemical elements and parasitic interactions

2019Role: study subject

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: competitor

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

Co-occurring Species

2016

Role: study subject

student_paper

Direct and indirect effects of nuisance blooms by the diatom, Didymosphenia geminata on the whirling disease intermediate host, Tubifex tubifex

2013Role: 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: predator

article

The influence of moss on grazers in high‐altitude streams: food, refuge or both?

2013Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

article

Ecosystem engineering by beavers affects mayfly life histories

2011Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

chapter

The Ecology of Place

2011Role: text_match

chapter

The Ecology of Place

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2011Role: 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

Predator effects on prey population dynamics in open systems

2008OecologiaRole: predator

student_paper

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

2007Role: text_match

chapter

Methods in Stream Ecology

2006Role: predator

article

Predator-induced resource heterogeneity in a stream food web

2004EcologyRole: predator

article

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

2003EcologyRole: 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

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

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

Delayed Egg Hatching and Semivoltinism in the Nearctic Stonefly Megarcys signata (Plecoptera: Perlodidae)

1999Aquatic InsectsRole: text_match

article

Delayed egg hatching and semivoltinism in the nearctic stonefly Megarcys signata (Plecoptera:Perlodidae)

1999Aquatic InsectsRole: study subject

article

Delayed egg hatching and semivoltinism in the nearctic stonefly Megarcys signata (Plecoptera:Perlodidae)

1999Aquatic InsectsRole: text_match

article

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

1998OecologiaRole: study subject

article

Fitness and community consequences of avoiding multiple predators

1998OecologiaRole: predator

article

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

1998EcologyRole: text_match

article

Extrapolating from individual behavior to populations and communities in streams

1997Journal of the North American Benthological SocietyRole: predator

article

Alternative predator avoidance syndromes of stream-dwelling mayfly larvae

1996EcologyRole: predator

article

Alternative predator avoidance syndromes of stream-dwelling mayfly larvae

1996EcologyRole: text_match

article

Intraguild predation and cannibalism among larvae of detritivorous caddisflies in subalpine wetlands

1996EcologyRole: text_match

article

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

1995OikosRole: text_match

article

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

1995OikosRole: text_match

article

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

1994EcologyRole: text_match

article

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

1994Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceRole: invertebrate predator of Baeti

article

Non-visual communication in freshwater benthos: an overview

1994Journal of the North American Benthological SocietyRole: text_match

article

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

1993EcologyRole: text_match

article

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

1993EcologyRole: predator

article

A field test of resource depression by predatory stonefly larvae

1991OikosRole: text_match

article

Habitat selection by stream-dwelling predatory stoneflies

1991Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceRole: text_match

article

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

1990Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

article

Early warning lowers risk of stonefly predation for a vulnerable mayfly

1989OikosRole: text_match

article

Mechanisms of Prey Selection by Stream‐Dwelling Stoneflies

1989EcologyRole: text_match

article

Why do Ephemerella nymphs scorpion posture: a "ghost of predation past"?

1988OikosRole: text_match

article

Mayfly cerci as defense against stonefly predation: deflection and detection

1987OikosRole: text_match

article

Prey size selection by carnivorous stoneflies

1987Limnology and OceanographyRole: text_match

article

Do predaceous stoneflies and siltation affect the structure of stream insect communities colonizing enclosures?

1985Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: predator/study subject

article

Is predaceous stonefly behavior affected by competition?

1985EcologyRole: text_match

article

Feeding habits and prey consumption of three predaceous stoneflies (Plecoptera) in a mountain stream

1982EcologyRole: study subject / predator

article

An experimental analysis of biological factors contributing to stream community structure

1980EcologyRole: predator (focal stonefly preda

article

Do stonefly predators influence benthic distributions in streams?

1980EcologyRole: text_match

article

Do stonefly predators influence benthic distributions in streams?

1980EcologyRole: predator (study subject)

article

Predator-prey interactions between stoneflies and mayflies: behavioral observations

1980EcologyRole: predator

article

Predator-prey interactions between stoneflies and mayflies: behavioral observations

1980EcologyRole: text_match

article

The distributional ecology and diversity of benthic insects in Cement Creek, Colorado

1975EcologyRole: study subject

Megarcys signata

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 69 entities)

Publications (64)

How beaver pond age affects aquatic invertebrates

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

Stoichiometry and infectious disease: Linking chemical elements and parasitic interactions

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

Co-occurring Species

Baetis bicaudatus

Baetis

Mayflies

Ephemeroptera

Plecoptera

Baetidae

Kogotus modestus

Perlodidae

aquatic insects

Salvelinus fontinalis

Direct and indirect effects of nuisance blooms by the diatom, <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> on the whirling disease intermediate host, <i>Tubifex tubifex</i>

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>

The influence of moss on grazers in high‐altitude streams: food, refuge or both?

Ecosystem engineering by beavers affects mayfly life histories

The Ecology of Place

The Ecology of Place

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

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

Predator effects on prey population dynamics in open systems

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

Methods in Stream Ecology

Predator-induced resource heterogeneity in a stream food web

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

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

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

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

Delayed Egg Hatching and Semivoltinism in the Nearctic Stonefly Megarcys signata (Plecoptera: Perlodidae)

Delayed egg hatching and semivoltinism in the nearctic stonefly <i>Megarcys signata</i> (Plecoptera:Perlodidae)

Delayed egg hatching and semivoltinism in the nearctic stonefly <i>Megarcys signata</i> (Plecoptera:Perlodidae)

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

Fitness and community consequences of avoiding multiple predators

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

Extrapolating from individual behavior to populations and communities in streams

Alternative predator avoidance syndromes of stream-dwelling mayfly larvae

Alternative predator avoidance syndromes of stream-dwelling mayfly larvae

Intraguild predation and cannibalism among larvae of detritivorous caddisflies in subalpine wetlands

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

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

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

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

Non-visual communication in freshwater benthos: an overview

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

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

A field test of resource depression by predatory stonefly larvae

Habitat selection by stream-dwelling predatory stoneflies

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

Early warning lowers risk of stonefly predation for a vulnerable mayfly

Mechanisms of Prey Selection by Stream‐Dwelling Stoneflies

Why do Ephemerella nymphs scorpion posture: a "ghost of predation past"?

Mayfly cerci as defense against stonefly predation: deflection and detection

Prey size selection by carnivorous stoneflies

Do predaceous stoneflies and siltation affect the structure of stream insect communities colonizing enclosures?

Is predaceous stonefly behavior affected by competition?

Feeding habits and prey consumption of three predaceous stoneflies (Plecoptera) in a mountain stream

An experimental analysis of biological factors contributing to stream community structure

Do stonefly predators influence benthic distributions in streams?

Do stonefly predators influence benthic distributions in streams?

Predator-prey interactions between stoneflies and mayflies: behavioral observations

Predator-prey interactions between stoneflies and mayflies: behavioral observations

The distributional ecology and diversity of benthic insects in Cement Creek, Colorado