Caddisflies: The Underwater Architects

by Glenn B. Wiggins

Caddisflies constitute the insect order Trichoptera in which some 10,000 species are known in the world, including about 1400 in North America. Fossil evidence shows that caddisflies originated in the Triassic period, 200-250 million years ago. They are important links in the movement of energy and nutrients through freshwater ecosystems due largely to the extraordinary diversification in their larval architecture, which includes portable and stationary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442655054
• ISBN13: 9781442655058
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher