Satiation time and predatory behaviour of the dragonfly nymph Mesogomphus lineatus

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1976, Pages 55-64

  Mathavan, S ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dragonfly nymph; mosquito larva; predation; rate of attack; satiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008617664     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00016841     Document Type: Article

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