Fluctuating asymmetry, size and mating success in males of Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 177-182

  Carchini, Gianmaria ^a   Chiarotti, Flavia ^b   Di Domenico, Marco ^a   Paganotti, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SIZE EFFECT;

COENAGRIONIDAE; ISCHNURA ELEGANS; ODONATA;

EID: 0033956942     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1286     Document Type: Article

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