Early Morning Oviposition of Dragonflies with Low Temperatures for Male-Avoidance (Odonata: Aeshnidae, Libellulidae)

Entomologia Generalis

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-188

  Hilfert, Dagmar ^a   Rüppell, Georg ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Female behavior; Flight activity; Male avoidance strategy; Mating system; Thermal adaptations

Indexed keywords

AESHNA CYANEA; AESHNIDAE; ANAX IMPERATOR; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; ORTHETRUM CANCELLATUM; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0005929440     PISSN: 01718177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/entom.gen/21/1997/177     Document Type: Article

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