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10.25100/socolen.v37i2.9093
Submitted: 11-03-2020
Published: 15-07-2011

Seasonal size distribution of Anacroneuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in an andean tropical river

Universidad del Tolima, Grupo de Investigación en Zoología
Universidad del Tolima, Grupo de Investigación en Zoología
Universidad del Tolima, Grupo de Investigación en Zoología
Keywords: Neotropics, Andes, Biometry, Body Size, Tropics

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BOHÓRQUEZ H, REINOSO G, GUEVARA G. Seasonal size distribution of Anacroneuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in an andean tropical river. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 24];37(2):305-12. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9093
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Total body length and head capsule width (mm) were used as biometric characteristics in discriminating between size-frequency estimates of three Anacroneuria morphospecies, from 28 sampling sites along a tropical river subject to bimodal variations in water level in Central Colombia. A total of 344 specimens grouped into four size classes were collected. The highest abundance of Anacroneuria larvae was observed during the dry season and there was a higher abundance of small-sized individuals (body length <12mm). overall, the highest abundance of stonefly larvae was recorded between 1000 to 1600m.a.s.l. Conductivity and pH showed a significant correlation with the total abundance of preimaginal stoneflies. Plecoptera size distribution patterns could be useful in assessing which stonefly size-spectra are susceptible to disturbance in tropical rivers and in evaluating their population dynamics.

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BOHÓRQUEZ H, REINOSO G, GUEVARA G. Seasonal size distribution of Anacroneuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in an andean tropical river. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 24];37(2):305-12. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9093
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