"Flybys": A prereproductive remote assessment behavior of female Calopteryx splendens xanthostoma (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-175

  Hooper, Rowan E ^a   Siva Jothy, Michael T ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calopteryx splendens xanthostoma; Damselfly; Female choice; Male interference; Oviposition; Site selection

Indexed keywords

CALOPTERYX SPLENDENS;

EID: 0030750596     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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