Life history of neurothemis tullia (drury) in a tropical rainfed rice field (Anisoptera: Libellulidae)

Odonatologica

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Che Salmah, M R ^a   Hassan, S T S ^b   Ali, A ^a   Abu Hassan, A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DRAGONFLY; LIFE HISTORY;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0033066398     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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