| Title | Foraging Behavior of the Limnephilid Caddisfly, Dicosmoecus gilvipes, and Co-Occurring Herbivores in Streams of the Pacific Northwest |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 1989 |
| Authors | Li, Judith Lew |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife |
| Degree | Ph. D. |
| Pagination | 174 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 1990D .L47, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Agapetus bifidus, algae, American dipper = Cinclus mexicanus, aquatic insects, behavior, Big Elk Creek, feeding behavior, Giant orange sedge caddisfly = Dicosmoecus gilvipes, Glossosoma penitum, hydrology, life history information, Lithodlyphus virens, Shasta juga snail = Juga silicula, spatial distribution, theses, Yaquina Rive Basinr |
| Notes | This is an in-depth look at the life of an aquatic insect on Big Elk Creek. The author looked for microhabitat preferences, abundance and distribution of the giant orange sedge caddisfly and compared its preferences with other grazing animals in the creek. She developed a behavioral catalog in order to have a context in which she could interpret behavior under different conditions. In the laboratory, she used tme-lapse photography to study foraging behavior. Includes charts, tables, a schematic diagram of a 50-meter stretch of Big Elk Creek, and scanning electron microphotographs of the caddisfly. Doctoral dissertation. Major professor was Stanley V. Gregory. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/kd17cw12j |
Biblio Terms: