The life cycle of Onychogomphus uncatus (Charpentier, 1840) (Odonata: Gomphidae) in the Sierra Morena Mountains (southern Spain): An example of protracted larval development in the Mediterranean basin

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-228

  Ferreras Romero, Manuel ^a   Atienzar, M Dolores ^a   Corbet, Philip S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Crean ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE;

SIERRA MORENA MOUNTAINS; SPAIN;

GOMPHIDAE; ODONATA; ONYCHOGOMPHUS UNCATUS;

EID: 0032957830     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/144/1999/215     Document Type: Article

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