Prey pursuit and interception in dragonflies

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-162

  Olberg, R M ^a   Worthington, A H ^b   Venator, K R ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dragonfly; Flight; Insect vision; Prey capture; Visual pursuit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ERYTHEMIS SIMPLICICOLLIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEUCORRHINIA INTACTA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA;

EID: 0034073986     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050015     Document Type: Article

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