Differences in Adult and Reproductive Lifespan in the Two Male Forms of Mnais pruinosa costalis Selys (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

Researches on Population Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-155

  Tsubaki, Yoshitaka ^a   Hooper, Rowan E ^a   Siva Jothy, Michael T ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive tactics; Dimorphism; Mnais pruinosa costalis; Odonata; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

CALOPTERYGIDAE; MNAIS COSTALIS; MNAIS PRUINOSA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0000875699     PISSN: 00345466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765260     Document Type: Article

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