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aquatic insects

Common names: aquatic insects

Taxonomy: Animalia

Roles: study subject

External: iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 135 | Mentions: 154

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 76 entities)

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Publications (135)

student_paper

How does water temperature affect the development and growth of various mayfly species?

2026Role: text_match

student_paper

Understanding aquatic insect oviposition to increase aquatic insect recruitment rates

2025Role: text_match

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A global assessment of environmental and climate influences on wetland macroinvertebrate community structure and function

2024Global Change BiologyRole: text_match

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Climate mediates the trade-offs associated with phenotypic plasticity in an amphibian polyphenism

2024Journal of Animal EcologyRole: text_match

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Genetic mechanisms underlying maladaptation in specialized species interactions

2023

Documents (14)

technical report

Beaver Management in Grazed Riparian Ecosystems

technical report

Beaver Pond Ecosystems and Their Relationships to Multi-Use Natural Resource Management

technical report

Beaver and the James Creek Watershed

technical report

Beaver in Western North America: An Annotated Bibliography 1966 to 1986

technical report

Beavers: Biologists "Rediscover" a Natural Resource

technical report

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

technical report

Constructed Wetlands and Water Quality Improvement (II)

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List a Distinct Population Segment of the Roundtail Chub (Gila robusta) in the Lower Colorado River Basin

environmental assessment

Environmental Assessment Mt. Emmons Iron Bog Proposed Mineral Withdrawal

Document

Letter to BLM from RMBL on the Mt. Emmons Iron Fen

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Document

Mancini Stream Survey

Co-occurring Species

Mayflies

Ephemeroptera75 shared papers

Trichoptera

60 shared papers

Baetis bicaudatus

Baetidae58 shared papers

Baetis

Baetidae56 shared papers

Diptera

55 shared papers

Ephemeroptera

52 shared papers

Chironomidae

Chironomidae50 shared papers

Beetles

49 shared papers

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmonidae44 shared papers

Plecoptera

42 shared papers

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Limnephilus externus Case Grazing

2023Role: text_match

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Long-term declines in insect abundance and biomass in a subalpine habitat

2023EcosphereRole: text_match

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Scientists’ warning on climate change and insects

2023Ecological MonographsRole: text_match

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Efficacy and Uses of PIT Tag Telemetry in Salamanders From the Western USA: , Aneides vagrans , Ensatina eschscholtzii , and Ambystoma mavortium

2022Herpetological Conservation and BiologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Testing for competition, facilitation, and intraguild predation between two co-dominant detritivores: the caddisfly Limnephilus externus and chironomid midges

2022Role: text_match

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Biotic interactions at species’ range limits in a changing climate

2021Role: text_match

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Characterizing the role of phosphorus availability and periphytic algae in the food choice and performance of detritivorous caddisflies (Trichoptera:Limnephilidae)

2021Freshwater ScienceRole: text_match

student_paper

Energy Fluxes of Terrestrial and Aquatic Invertebrates in the East River

2021Role: text_match

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

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

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On the structure and significance of ecological niche breadth

2021Role: text_match

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Elevation alters outcome of competition between resident and range shifting species

2020Global Change Biology. doi 10.1111/gcb.15401Role: 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

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

2020Freshwater ScienceRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of pond permanence on avian behaviors

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Feeding Preference and Growth Effects for Three Trichoptera Species

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Mapping the range shifts of East River Valley caddisflies (Trichoptera)

2019Role: text_match

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

2019Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

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Pre- and post-ingestive defenses affect larval feeding on a lethal invasive host plant

2019Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataRole: text_match

student_paper

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

2019Role: text_match

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Stoichiometry and infectious disease: Linking chemical elements and parasitic interactions

2019Role: text_match

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The persistent maladaptation of Pieris macdunnoughii: Constraints on adaptation to an evolutionary trap

2019Role: text_match

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50 years of mountain passes: A perspective on Dan Janzen's classic article

2018American NaturalistRole: text_match

other

Art/Science collaborations: new explorations of ecological systems, values, and their feedbacks

2018Ecological Society of AmericaRole: text_match

student_paper

Determining the Effects of Climate-Induced Range Shifts on Caddisfly Population Dynamics

2018Role: text_match

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High interspecific variation in nutrient excretion within a guild of closely related caddisfly species

2018EcosphereRole: text_match

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

2018Role: text_match

student_paper

Nutrient excretion rates of common aquatic taxa in high elevation ponds at the Mexican Cut

2018Role: text_match

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Role of animal detritivores in the breakdown of emergent plant detrius in temporary ponds

2018Freshwater ScienceRole: text_match

student_paper

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

2018Role: text_match

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Using ecological stoichiometry to understand and predict infectious diseases

2018OikosRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Didymosphenia germinata on American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) Territory Size

2017Role: text_match

student_paper

Impacts of Historical Hydroperiod on Bird Predation of Emergent Aquatic Insects

2017Role: text_match

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Caddisfly behavioral responses to drying cues in temporary ponds: Implications for effects of climate change

2016Freshwater ScienceRole: text_match

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Fitness and hormonal correlates of social and ecological stressors of female yellow-bellied marmots.

2016Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

student_paper

Influence of Parasitism on Consumer Driven Nutrient Recycling by Aquatic Insects

2016Role: text_match

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Natal philopatry varies with larval condition in salamanders

2016Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: 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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The Didymo story: the role of low dissolved phosphorus in the formation of Didymosphenia geminata blooms

2014Diatom ResearchRole: text_match

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The Origin of Invasive Microorganisms Matters for Science, Policy, and Management: The Case of Didymosphenia geminata

2014BioscienceRole: 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

student_paper

Herbivore growth responses to nutrient mobilization by detritivores

2012Role: text_match

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Nonlinear effects of consumer density on multiple ecosystem processes

2012Journal of Animal EcologyRole: text_match

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Trophic transfer of contaminants in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) nesting near Lake Calumet, Illinois

2012Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)Role: text_match

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Ecosystem engineering by beavers affects mayfly life histories

2011Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

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Why do vulnerable mayflies thrive in trout streams?

2011American EntomologistRole: text_match

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Consumptive and nonconsumptive effects of cannibalism in fluctuating age-structured populations

2010EcologyRole: text_match

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Dispersal, phenology and habitat preference of subalpine whirligig beetles (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae: Gyrinus)

2010Role: text_match

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Plant–Pollinator interactions in a changing climate

2010Role: text_match

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Predator effects in predator-free space: The remote effects of predators on prey

2010The Open Ecology JournalRole: text_match

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Reinforcing abiotic and biotic time constraints facilitate the broad distribution of a generalist with fixed traits

2010EcologyRole: text_match

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Beaver pond morphology as a tool for predicting changes downstream

2009Role: text_match

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

2009Role: text_match

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Diet and a developmental time constraint alter life-history trade-offs in a caddis fly (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)

2008Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyRole: text_match

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From individuals to ecosystem function: toward an integration of evolutionary and ecosystem ecology

2008EcologyRole: 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 single and terraced beaver ponds on benthic macroinvertebrate communities

2007Role: text_match

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

2007Role: text_match

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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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Patterns of biodiversity in sub-alpine wetlands

2006Role: text_match

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Predator defense along a permanence gradient: roles of case structure, behavior, and developmental phenology in caddisflies

2006OecologiaRole: text_match

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Selective oviposition by the mayfly Baetis bicaudatus

2006OecologiaRole: text_match

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Temporal shift of diet in alternative cannibalistic morphs of the tiger salamander

2006Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyRole: text_match

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

2005Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

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

2004Role: text_match

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Larval cannibalism, time constraints, and adult fitness in caddisflies that inhabit temporary wetlands

2004OecologiaRole: text_match

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Predator-induced resource heterogeneity in a stream food web

2004EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effect of food quality and time constraints on caddisfly growth and development

2004Role: text_match

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The role of larval cases in reducing aggression and cannibalism among caddisflies in temporary wetlands

2004WetlandsRole: text_match

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Developmental responses to predation risk in morphologically defended mayflies

2003OecologiaRole: text_match

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

2003Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

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

2003EcologyRole: text_match

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

2003OikosRole: text_match

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The aquatic insect communities of Holbrook Creek and Cochetopa Creek in Colorado.

2003University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas)Role: text_match

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Feeding strategies of an adult stonefly (Plecoptera): implications for egg production and dispersal

2002Verhandlungun Internationale Verein LimnologieRole: text_match

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

2002Freshwater BiologyRole: text_match

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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

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

2000OecologiaRole: text_match

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

1999Aquatic InsectsRole: text_match

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

1999Aquatic InsectsRole: text_match

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Foraging trade-offs along a predator-permanence gradient in subalpine wetlands

1999EcologyRole: text_match

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Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management

1999Role: text_match

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Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management

1999Role: text_match

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Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management

1999Role: 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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Cyclic Colonization in Predictably Ephemeral Habitats: A Template for Biological Control in Annual Crop Systems

1997Biological ControlRole: text_match

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Extrapolating from individual behavior to populations and communities in streams

1997Journal of the North American Benthological SocietyRole: text_match

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Alternative predator avoidance syndromes of stream-dwelling mayfly larvae

1996EcologyRole: text_match

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

1996EcologyRole: text_match

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Middle Jurassic Todilto Formation of northern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado: Marine or nonmarine?

1995Role: 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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Non-visual communication in freshwater benthos: an overview

1994Journal of the North American Benthological SocietyRole: text_match

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Seasonal movement patterns in a subalpine population of the tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum

1994Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effect of pH and other pollutants on benthic invertebrates in a pristine alpine watershed in central Colorado

1994Role: text_match

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Intraguild predation and competition between larval dragonflies: direct and indirect effects on shared prey

1993EcologyRole: 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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Niche overlap and the potential for competition and intraguild predation between size-structured populations

1992EcologyRole: text_match

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Seasonal variation in the intensity of competition and predation among dragonfly larvae

1989EcologyRole: text_match

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Distribution and species diversity of trichomycete gut fungi in aquatic insect larvae in two Rocky Mountain streams

1988Canadian Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

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A key to the aquatic insects of streams in the vicinity of the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab, including chironomid larvae from streams and ponds

1985Role: text_match

other

An Artificial Key to the Aquatic Insects of Gunnison County, Colorado Streams above 2750 Elevation including chrironomid larvae from streams and ponds

1985Role: text_match

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

1985Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

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The production ecology of Ephemoptera in a Rocky Mountain stream

1985Verhandlungen International Verein LimnologieRole: text_match

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The quantification of stream drift

1985Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceRole: text_match

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of low levels of molybdenum in the environment using aquatic insects

1985Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyRole: text_match

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Ecology of Aquatic Insects

1984Role: text_match

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The Ecology of Aquatic Insects

1984Role: text_match

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The size composition of invertebrate drift in a Rocky Mountain stream

1984OikosRole: text_match

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A Key to the aquatic insects of the streams in the vacinity of the rocky mountain biolociacl lab

1982Role: text_match

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Aquatic insect predator-prey relations

1982BioScienceRole: text_match

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Measurement of low levels of molybdenum in the environment by using aquatic insects

1982Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyRole: text_match

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Measurements of low levels of molybdenum in the environment using aquatic insects

1982Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyRole: text_match

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The effects of reduction in trout density on the invertebrate community of a mountain stream

1982EcologyRole: text_match

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Aquatic insects as measures of trace element presence: cadmium and molybdenum

1981Role: text_match

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Determinants of diet of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in a mountain stream

1981Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceRole: text_match

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Predator-prey interactions between stoneflies and mayflies: behavioral observations

1980EcologyRole: text_match

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Faunal replacement: altitudinal zonation in an alpine stream

1975Verhandlungen der Internationale Vereinigung fr Theoretische und Angewandte LimnologieRole: text_match

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

1975EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effect of downstream drift on colonization of aquatic insect larvae

1974Role: text_match

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Undescribed genera and species of Harpellales (Trichomycetes) from the guts of aquatic insects

1972MycologicaRole: text_match

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A comparative study of the macroscopic fauna of small subalpine lakes at Mexican Cut, Colorado

1966Role: text_match

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Axenic culture of two new species of branched Trichomyctes

1964American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

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Beaver pond project

1962Role: text_match

technical report

Review of Data and Summary Opinions regarding Snowmass Creek Modification

technical report

Review of Data and Summary of Opinions Regarding Snowmass Creek Modification

environmental assessment

aquatic insects

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 76 entities)

Publications (135)

How does water temperature affect the development and growth of various mayfly species?

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INTERMEDIATE PREDATORS AND PREY IN SUBALPINE PONDS

Investigating the Variable Abundance of Arctopsyche grandis in Colorado Streams

Salamanders impact on L. externus population densities

Understanding aquatic insect oviposition to increase aquatic insect recruitment rates

A global assessment of environmental and climate influences on wetland macroinvertebrate community structure and function

Climate mediates the trade-offs associated with phenotypic plasticity in an amphibian polyphenism

Genetic mechanisms underlying maladaptation in specialized species interactions

Documents (14)

Beaver Management in Grazed Riparian Ecosystems

Beaver Pond Ecosystems and Their Relationships to Multi-Use Natural Resource Management

Beaver and the James Creek Watershed

Beaver in Western North America: An Annotated Bibliography 1966 to 1986

Beavers: Biologists "Rediscover" a Natural Resource

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Constructed Wetlands and Water Quality Improvement (II)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List a Distinct Population Segment of the Roundtail Chub (Gila robusta) in the Lower Colorado River Basin

Environmental Assessment Mt. Emmons Iron Bog Proposed Mineral Withdrawal

Letter to BLM from RMBL on the Mt. Emmons Iron Fen

Mancini Stream Survey

Co-occurring Species

Mayflies

Trichoptera

Baetis bicaudatus

Baetis

Diptera

Ephemeroptera

Chironomidae

Beetles

Salvelinus fontinalis

Plecoptera

Limnephilus externus Case Grazing

Long-term declines in insect abundance and biomass in a subalpine habitat

Scientists’ warning on climate change and insects

Efficacy and Uses of PIT Tag Telemetry in Salamanders From the Western USA: ,<i> Aneides vagrans </i>, <i> Ensatina eschscholtzii </i>, and <i> Ambystoma mavortium </i>

Testing for competition, facilitation, and intraguild predation between two co-dominant detritivores: the caddisfly <i> Limnephilus externus </i> and chironomid midges

Biotic interactions at species’ range limits in a changing climate

Characterizing the role of phosphorus availability and periphytic algae in the food choice and performance of detritivorous caddisflies (Trichoptera:Limnephilidae)

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

On the structure and significance of ecological niche breadth

Elevation alters outcome of competition between resident and range shifting species

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

Effects of pond permanence on avian behaviors

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

Feeding Preference and Growth Effects for Three Trichoptera Species

Mapping the range shifts of East River Valley caddisflies <i> (Trichoptera) </i>

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

Pre- and post-ingestive defenses affect larval feeding on a lethal invasive host plant

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

The persistent maladaptation of <i>Pieris macdunnoughii</i>: Constraints on adaptation to an evolutionary trap

50 years of mountain passes: A perspective on Dan Janzen's classic article

Art/Science collaborations: new explorations of ecological systems, values, and their feedbacks

Determining the Effects of Climate-Induced Range Shifts on Caddisfly Population Dynamics

High interspecific variation in nutrient excretion within a guild of closely related caddisfly species

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

Nutrient excretion rates of common aquatic taxa in high elevation ponds at the Mexican Cut

Role of animal detritivores in the breakdown of emergent plant detrius in temporary ponds

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

Using ecological stoichiometry to understand and predict infectious diseases

Effects of <i>Didymosphenia germinata</i> on American Dipper (<i>Cinclus mexicanus</i>) Territory Size

Impacts of Historical Hydroperiod on Bird Predation of Emergent Aquatic Insects

Caddisfly behavioral responses to drying cues in temporary ponds: Implications for effects of climate change

Fitness and hormonal correlates of social and ecological stressors of female yellow-bellied marmots.

Influence of Parasitism on Consumer Driven Nutrient Recycling by Aquatic Insects

Natal philopatry varies with larval condition in salamanders

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

The Didymo story: the role of low dissolved phosphorus in the formation of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> blooms

The Origin of Invasive Microorganisms Matters for Science, Policy, and Management: The Case of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</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>

Herbivore growth responses to nutrient mobilization by detritivores

Nonlinear effects of consumer density on multiple ecosystem processes

Trophic transfer of contaminants in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) nesting near Lake Calumet, Illinois

Ecosystem engineering by beavers affects mayfly life histories

Why do vulnerable mayflies thrive in trout streams?