Male mating success in a natural population of Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

Odonatologica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-465

  Cordero, A ^a   Santolamazza Carbone, S ^a   Utzeri, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; MATING SUCCESS;

ITALY, ROME;

COENAGRIONIDAE; ISCHNURA ELEGANS; ODONATA;

EID: 0031402207     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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