Colonization of the dragonfly, Gomphus Vastus Walsh, by the zebra mussel, Dreissena Polymorpha (Pallas) (Anisoptera: Gomphidae; - Bivalvia, Eulamellibranchia: Dreissenidae)
Dates
Publication Date
1995-12
Summary
A larval specimen of G. vastus from the Mississippi River in Illinois, USA, was found entrapped by D. polymorpha. Such events may be more common than presently recognized and represent an overlooked source of mortality in late instar larvae of odonates and other sedentary insects in areas where zebra mussels are abundant.
Summary
A larval specimen of G. vastus from the Mississippi River in
Illinois, USA, was found entrapped by D. polymorpha. Such
events may be more common than presently recognized and
represent an overlooked source of mortality in late instar
larvae of odonates and other sedentary insects in areas where
zebra mussels are abundant.