A great diversity of invertebrate life lives beneath the surface of Alberta`s lakes and streams. Aquatic Invertebrates of Alberta complements existing field guides to organisms in Alberta, covering all major groups of aquatic invertebrates. Colour photographs, pictorial keys, and 114 whole-specimen drawings complement the text. This book is only available through the University of Alberta Bookstore (print-on-demand).
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 592.097123
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 20
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-ab
- ISBN
- 9781459304390 0888642334
- LCCN
- QL221.A4
- LCCN Item number
- C45 1991eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBVAU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xii, 538 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603504 (OCoLC)243595381 (CaOOCEL)405740
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Acknowlegements 12
- 1. Introduction 14
- 2. Methods 19
- Nonarthropoda 28
- 3. Porifera Sponges 30
- 4. Hydrozoa Hydras 37
- 5. Microturbellaria Microflatworms 42
- 6. Tricladida Planarians 45
- 7. Nematoda Roundworms 49
- 8. Nematomorpha Horsehair Worms 51
- 9. Gastrotricha 55
- 10. Rotifera Wheel Animals 57
- 11. Bryozoa Moss Animals 68
- 12. Oligochaeta Aquatic Earthworms 73
- 13. Hirudinea Leeches 83
- 14. Gastropoda Snails 99
- 15. Pelecypoda Clams 114
- 16. Tardigrada Water Bears 125
- Arthropoda 128
- 17. Arthropoda: Introduction and Key to Major Taxa 130
- Arachnida 136
- 18. Hydrachnidia Water Mites 136
- 19. Araneae Water Spiders 147
- Crustacea 150
- 20. Introduction to Crustacea 150
- 21. Anostraca Fairy Shrimp 153
- 22. Notostraca Tadpole Shrimp 157
- 23. Conchostraca Clam Shrimp 159
- 24. Cladocera Water Fleas 162
- 25. Copepoda 173
- 26. Branchiura Fish Lice 180
- 27. Ostracoda Seed Shrimp 181
- 28. Introduction to the Malacostraca 186
- 29. Amphipoda Scuds 189
- 30. Malacostraca Other Than Amphipoda 192
- Insecta 198
- 31. Insecta: Introduction and Major Taxa 198
- 32. Collembola Springtails 201
- 33. Ephemeroptera Mayflies 204
- 34. Odonata Dragonflies and Damselflies 233
- 35. Plecoptera Stoneflies 259
- 36. Hemiptera True Bugs 287
- 37. Megaloptera: Sialidae Fishflies 316
- 38. Neuroptera: Sisyridae Spongilla-flies 320
- 39. Lepidoptera Aquatic Moths 323
- 40. Trichoptera Caddisflies 327
- 41. Coleoptera Beetles 366
- 42. Diptera True Flies 404
- Glossary 462
- A 462
- B 462
- C 463
- D 464
- E 464
- F 465
- G 465
- H 466
- I 467
- J 467
- K 467
- L 467
- M 467
- N 468
- O 469
- P 469
- Q 471
- R 471
- S 472
- T 473
- U 473
- V 473
- W 473
- Addresses 474
- References Cited 476
- Survey of References to Alberta's Freshwater Invertebrates 492
- Index 538
- A 538
- B 539
- C 540
- D 541
- E 542
- F 542
- G 542
- H 543
- I 544
- J 544
- K 544
- L 544
- M 545
- N 546
- O 546
- P 547
- Q 548
- R 548
- S 549
- T 550
- U 550
- V 550
- W 550
- X 551
- Y 551
- Z 551
