The adaptiveness of intense contact mate guarding by males of the emerald damselfly, Lestes sponsa (Odonata, Lestidae): The male's perspective

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-298

  Stoks, Robby ^a   De Bruyn, Luc ^a   Matthysen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contact mate guarding; Lestes sponsa; Lestidae

Indexed keywords

LESTES; LESTES SPONSA; LESTIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0030788067     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765561     Document Type: Article

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