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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bioenergetic and developmental response of a mayfly to thermal variation
Sweeney, B.W. 1978. Limnology and Oceanography 23(3):461–477.
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Size variation and the distribution of hemimetabolous aquatic insects: two thermal equilibrium hypotheses
Sweeney, B.W., and R.L. Vannote. 1978. Science 200(4340):444–446.