Copulation, Oviposition Site Selection and Predation Risk in the Dragonfly Species Crocothemis erythraea (Odonata: Libellulidae)

Entomologia Generalis

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-270

  Rehfeldt, Gunnar E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copulation; Crocothemis erythraea (Brull 1832); Male harassment; Predation; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006061286     PISSN: 01718177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/entom.gen/20/1996/263     Document Type: Article

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