Effect of lamellae autotomy on survival and foraging success of the damselfly Lestes sponsa (Odonata: Lestidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 443-448

  Stoks, Robby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autotomy; Foraging success; Lestes sponsa; Predation risk; Predator avoidance

Indexed keywords

AUTOTOMY; DAMSELFLY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032422799     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050679     Document Type: Article

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