The Entomology Group studies factors that affect the distribution and abundance of aquatic invertebrates, the functional role of invertebrates in stream and river ecosystems, and how these invertebrate communities respond to human activities in temperate and tropical watersheds.
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Factors influencing life history patterns of aquatic insects
Sweeney, B.W. 1984. Pages 56–100 in V.H. Resh and D. Rosenberg (editors). Ecology of aquatic insects. Praeger Scientific Publishers, New York, New York.
Population synchrony in mayflies: a predator satiation hypothesis
Sweeney, B.W., and R.L. Vannote. 1982. Evolution 36:810–821.
Ephemerella mayflies of White Clay Creek: bioenergetic and ecological relationships among six coexisting species
Sweeney, B.W., and R.L. Vannote. 1981. Ecology 62:1353–1369.
Life history, developmental processes, and energetics of the burrowing mayfly Dolania americana
Harvey R.S., R.L. Vannote, and B.W. Sweeney. 1980. Pages 211–230 in J.F. Flannagan and K.E. Marshall (editors). Advances in Ephemeroptera biology. Springer, Boston, Massachusetts.
Geographic analysis of thermal equilibria: a conceptual model for evaluating the effect of natural and modified thermal regimes on aquatic insect communities
Vannote, R.L., and B.W. Sweeney. 1980. American Naturalist 115(5):667–695.
Biology, ecophysiology, and energetics of Sigara alternata (Say) in White Clay Creek
Schnack, J.A., B.W. Sweeney, and R.L. Vannote. 1978. Physis Sección B 37(93):89–98.
