Abstract
Adaptations for life at the land-water interface may be found in all phases of the Trichoptera life cycle. Some, such as terrestrial pupation or eggs laid on land, are genetically fixed ; others, such as upstream migration and variable case construction, are flexible traits that can be used by the organism under changing conditions. Six· families, out of 14 in the Sagehen Creek Basin, have members especially adapted to these habitats. Limnephilidae exhibits the greatest number of adaptations and comprises the largest group living at the land-water interface. Eighteen traits are identified as having possible adaptive advantages for life in the changeable aquatic habitats of the study area.
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Erman, N.A. (1987). Caddisfly Adaptations to the Variable Habitats at the Land-Water Interface. In: Bournaud, M., Tachet, H. (eds) Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Trichoptera. Series Entomologica, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4043-7_50
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