Divergence in a transoceanic circumtropical dragonfly on a remote island

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 935-946

  Samways, M J ^a   Osborn, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Continental; Divergence; Dragonfly; Island; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FABRICIUS; INVERTEBRATA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; PANTALA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 0032409382     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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