Dragonflies recognize the water of rendezvous and oviposition sites by horizontally polarized light: A behavioural field test

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 297-302

  Wildermuth, Hansruedi ^a  

^a NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EGG LAYING; INSECT; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION;

EID: 0031874273     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050504     Document Type: Article

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