1982/12/21 by Richard C. Bruce · 1 citation
Environmental Science · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Fish Ecology and Management Studies #Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
paper · doi:10.2307/1444083
to elucidate the larval development of the two species, and to provide information on other life-history traits. Both species oviposit in May at Santeetlah Creek, with hatching following in June. The nesting sites are beneath large rocks in the stream channel and are similar in the two species. The larval period of E. bislineata is either one or two years, with the frequency of early metamorphosis apparently varying annually. In E. junaluska the larval period is two years, perhaps occasionally longer. The metamorphic periods of the two species overlap in late spring and early summer, although larvae of E.junaluska tend to metamorphose slightly later in the year. Larval growth rates are higher in E. junaluska than they are in E. bislineata, and the former completes metamorphosis at larger sizes.