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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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.
Egg development, growth and metabolism of Sigara alternata (Say) (Hemiptera: Corixidae) in fluctuating thermal environments
Sweeney, B.W., and J.A. Schnack. 1977. Ecology 58(2):265–277.
A diurnally fluctuating thermal system for studying the effect of temperature on aquatic organisms
Sweeney, B.W. 1976. Limnology and Oceanography 21(5):758.
