Aggregating behavior during oviposition in the dragonfly Sympetrum vicinum (Hagen) (Odonata: Libellulidae)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-18

  McMillan, Victoria E ^a  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; OVIPOSITION;

NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

ODONATA; SYMPETRUM VICINUM;

EID: 0033857599     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)144[0011:ABDOIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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