Odonate ejaculate structure and mating systems

Odonatologica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 415-437

  Siva Jothy, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMSELFLY; DRAGONFLY; EJACULATE; MATING SYSTEM;

CORDULIIDAE; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA;

EID: 0031402155     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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