The seasonal distribution of Plecoptera in two mountain streams in Alberta is presented and compared with emergence patterns in the northwestern United States and southern British Columbia. Differences between the emergence periods in our study are attributed to differences in the amount of heat the streams accumulated. Some general aspects of the emergence pattern peculiar to the region, and its relation to the interaction between photoperiods and water temperature are discussed.
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Radford et al. (1971) studied this question.