<I>Chaoborus</I> Midges (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

<I>Chaoborus</I> Midges

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The mandibles of Chaoborus midges range in size from 0.1 to 0.4 millimeters. The mandibles found in lake-bottom sediments are species-specific and show which other Chaoborus midge species were present in the lake in different periods of time.

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Fredrik Palm

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