The life history of a tropical dragonfly: Cora marina (Odonata: Polythoridae) in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 573-581

  Pritchard, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cora; Costa Rica; dragonflies; life history; Odonata; seasonality

Indexed keywords

CORA MARINA; CORAMARINA; ODONATA; POLYTHORIDAE;

LIFE HISTORY; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY;

COSTA RICA, GUANACASTE, GUANACASTE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0029660143     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400009792     Document Type: Article

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