Predation by <i>Anisogammarus confervicolus</i> (Amphipoda: Gammaridea) on <i>Aedes toqoi</i> (Diptera: Culicidae)

Authors

  • Karen Hossack British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture Cloverdale, B.C.
  • Robert A. Costello British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture Cloverdale, B.C.

Keywords:

Predation, <i>Anisogammarus confervicolus</i>, Amphipoda, Gammaridea, <i>Aedes toqoi</i>, Diptera, Culicidae

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Published

2019-09-06

Issue

Vol. 76 (1979): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

Section

Natural History & Observations

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