Density dependence, hatching synchrony, and within-cohort cannibalism in young dragonfly larvae

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 191-200

  Hopper, Kevin R ^a   Crowley, Philip H ^a   Kielman, Donna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epitheca cynosura; Odonata; Population regulation; Population synchrony

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); EPITHECA; EPITHECA CYNOSURA; ODONATA;

CANNIBALISM; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DRAGONFLY LARVA; HATCHING SYNCHRONY; POPULATION REGULATION; POPULATION SYNCHRONY;

EID: 0030422436     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265668     Document Type: Article

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